Japan’s Revered Baseball Record in Jeopardy

Friday, 06 September 2013 | by Pat's Picks

Times are changing in Japan.  According to the New York Times, 73-year-old Sadaharu Oh has the country’s home run record at 868.  He’s the Babe Ruth of Japan. There had been a deference to him to the extent that when a young player gets within sight of his record pitchers had a habit of throwing outside the strike zone to protect the record.  But now a player from Curacao is closing in on the number one spot.

SOURCE: New York Times