1998 MLB Japan All-Star Series

The 1998 MLB Japan All-Star Series was the sixth edition of the championship, a best-of-eight series between the All-Star teams from Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), then-called All-Japan.

MLB won the series by 6–2–0[1] and Sammy Sosa was named MVP.

This is the first - and as of 2014, the only series that was solely held at the Tokyo Dome

Results

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Championship

Game Winning Team Score Losing Team Location
1 MLB All-Stars 04-01 All-Japan Tokyo Dome
2 MLB All-Stars 08-01 All-Japan Tokyo Dome
3 MLB All-Stars 10-07 All-Japan Tokyo Dome
4 All-Japan 06-02 MLB All-Stars Tokyo Dome
5 All-Japan 01-00 MLB All-Stars Tokyo Dome
6 MLB All-Stars 02-00 All-Japan Tokyo Dome
7 MLB All-Stars 09-00 All-Japan Tokyo Dome
8 MLB All-Stars 09-08 All-Japan Tokyo Dome

Rosters

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MLB All-Stars roster

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Pitchers

 

Catchers

Infielders

 

Oufielders

Coaching Staff

NPB All-Stars (All-Japan) roster

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References

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  1. ^ "MLB Japan All-Star Series 1986-2004". MLB.com. Retrieved June 30, 2014.