MLB Japan All-Star Series 2018

The 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series is the twelfth edition of the MLB Japan All-Star Series and the second in which the MLB's All-Star selection competes against the Japanese national baseball team. The series also represents a preparatory measure for the Japanese national team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo .

Venues

The MLB Japan All-Star Series 2018 will be played in four stadiums:

Fukuoka Dome	Tokyo Dome	Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium	Nagoya Dome
Fukuoka , Japan	Tokyo , Japan	Hiroshima , Japan	Nagoya , Japan
Capacity: 38,500	Capacity: 42,000	Capacity: 32,000	Capacity: 40,500

Schedule and results

Friendlies at the opening

game	Date / Time ( JST )	Home team	Erg.	Guest team	Duration	Stadion	spectator	Ref.
1	7th November 2018	Samurai Japan	5-6	Chinese Taipei		Fukuoka Dome
2	November 8, 2018	MLB All-Stars	9-6	Yomiuri Giants	2:53	Tokyo Dome	25,792

All-Star Series 2018

game	Date / Time ( JST )	Home team	Erg.	Guest team	Duration	Stadion	spectator	Ref.
1	November 9, 2018	Samurai Japan	7-6	MLB All-Stars	3:29	Tokyo Dome	44,934
2	November 10, 2018	MLB All-Stars	6-12	Samurai Japan	3:19	Tokyo Dome	45,450
3	November 11, 2018	Samurai Japan	3-7	MLB All-Stars	2:59	Tokyo Dome	45.147
4th	November 13, 2018	MLB All-Stars	3-5	Samurai Japan	3:27	Mazda Zoom-Zoom Stadium	30,751
5	November 14, 2018	Samurai Japan	6-5	MLB All-Stars	3:13	Nagoya Dome	28,319
6th	15th November 2018	Samurai Japan	4-1	MLB All-Stars	3:07	Nagoya Dome	25,890

Squad of the teams

MLB All-Star Team

Squad of the MLB All-Star Selection
Player (active squad)				Coaches / managers
Pitcher Matt Andriese ( D-backs ) Scott Barlow ( Royals ) John Brebbia ( Cardinals ) Junior Guerra ( Brewers ) Brian Johnson ( Red Sox ) Kenta Maeda ( Dodgers ) Chris Martin ( Rangers ) Collin McHugh ( Astros ) Daniel Norris ( Tigers ) Vidal Nuño ( Rays ) Dan Otero ( Indians ) Yusmeiro Petit ( Athletics ) Erasmo Ramírez ( Mariners ) Héctor Velázquez ( Red Sox ) Kirby Yates ( Padres )		Catcher Robinson Chirinos ( Rangers ) Yadier Molina ( Cardinals ) JT Realmuto ( Marlins ) Infielder Whit Merrifield ( Royals ) Amed Rosario ( Mets ) Carlos Santana ( Phillies ) Eugenio Suárez ( Reds ) Chris Taylor ( Dodgers ) Outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. ( Braves ) Mitch Haniger ( Mariners ) Enrique Hernández ( Dodgers ) Rhys Hoskins ( Phillies ) Kevin Pillar ( Blue Jays ) Juan Soto ( Nationals )		Manager Don Mattingly Coaches Edgar Martínez Hideki Matsui Fredi González Hensley Meulens (Bench) Brent Strom (pitching) Henry Blanco (Bullpen)

Japanese national team

Squad Samurai Japan (Japan National Team)
Player (active squad)				Coaches / managers
Pitcher 11 Takayuki Kishi 14 Daichi Osera 15 Naoyuki Uwasawa 16 Nao Higashihama 17 Takahiro Matsunaga 18 Shinsaburō Tawata 19 Yasuaki Yamasaki 24 Yuki Matsui 25 Yu Sato 26 Haruhiro Hamaguchi 28 Rei Takahashi 29 Shuta Ishikawa 47 Shotaro Kasahara 53 Yūhei Takanashi		Catcher 10 Tomoya Mori 27 Tsubasa Aizawa 62 Takuya Kai Infielder 1 Tetsuto Yamada 2 Kosuke Tanaka 4 Ryosuke Kikuchi 5 Shuta Tonosaki 6 Sōsuke Genda 8 Kazuma Okamoto 33 Hotaka Yamakawa Outfielder 7 Kazuki Tanaka 22 Yuki Yanagita 51 Seiji Uebayashi 55 Shogo Akiyama		Manager 80 Atsunori Inaba Coaches 87 Masaji Shimizu 84 Yoshinori Murata 82 Hirokazu Ibata 88 Makoto Kaneko 81 Yoshinori Tateyama

Live broadcast

The six main series games from November 9th to 15th between the MLB All-Stars and the Japanese national team will be broadcast on MLB Network . In Japan, TV Asahi , Nippon Television , Fuji Television and Tokyo Broadcasting System broadcast the games.

Web links

• [1] Squad of the MLB All-Star Team

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MLB All-Stars vs. Giants | 11/08/18. Retrieved November 11, 2018 . 
2. ↑ MLB All-Stars vs. Samurai Jpn. | 11/09/18. Retrieved November 11, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Samurai Jpn. vs. MLB All-Stars | 11/10/18. Retrieved November 11, 2018 . 
4. ↑ MLB All-Stars vs. Samurai Jpn. | 11/11/18. Retrieved November 11, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Samurai Jpn. vs. MLB All-Stars | 11/13/18. Retrieved November 17, 2018 . 
6. ↑ MLB All-Stars vs. Samurai Jpn. | 11/14/18. Retrieved November 17, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Samurai Jpn. vs. MLB All-Stars | 11/15/18. Retrieved November 17, 2018 . 
8. ^ MLB, MLBPA announce first wave of players for Japan All-Star Series. Retrieved October 29, 2018 .