Before Hideo Nomo was throwing no-hitters in the big leagues . . . before Ichiro Suzuki was winning batting titles and Hideki Matsui was torturing the Red Sox . . . before the World Baseball Classic championship game in San Diego . . . before a posting fee of $51 million and 14 million Japanese fans ... (Full article: 1391 words)

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