{"product_id":"mashi-9781496219510","title":"Mashi","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe biography of Masanori Murakami, the first Japanese player in the Major Leagues and a pioneering figure for future players from Asia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fitts, coupled with Murakami’s voice and experiences, tells the proud tale of a young man who was whisked into the spotlight and became a shining example of the equality that could be reached between the Japanese and Americans on the baseball diamond. Reading \u003ci\u003eMashi\u003c\/i\u003e brings us all a few steps closer to what it was like to be there on this landmark journey.”—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"This is a an excellent baseball story, a story of cultural adaptation and conflict, and above all the story of one man’s opportunity and the obstacles he overcame to make the most of that opportunity.\"\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eDuncan Jamieson, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Sport Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMashi \u003c\/i\u003eis a nice look at a man and career that deserved to be more than footnotes in baseball history.\"—Bob D'Angelo, \u003ci\u003eTampa Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Mashi Murakami’s impact can still be felt in baseball stadiums on both sides of the Pacific. He is a pioneer in every sense of the word—a true ambassador for the game of baseball.”—Allan H. “Bud” Selig, the ninth commissioner of baseball\u003cbr\u003e“Rob Fitts has fabulously transported us back to Mashi’s family roots, childhood passion for the grand game, and his trajectory to become the first Major Leaguer from Japan. It is a discovery and rediscovery of culture, baseball dynamics\/politics, and the man who transcended the sport as a gigantic touchstone ‘pioneer’ for future players from Asia.”—Kerry Yo Nakagawa, author of \u003ci\u003eThrough a Diamond: 100 Years of Japanese American Baseball\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sometimes historical analysis can’t compete with a good personal story, as Robert K. Fitts—a baseball expert and former archaeologist—proves with his newest book, \u003ci\u003eMashi\u003c\/i\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eJapan Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Robert Fitts has written a book that needed writing.\"—Joel S. Franks, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Sport History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Robert K. Fitts, an award-winning sportswriter with a good grasp of Japan’s baseball culture, clearly explicates the factors at play in this exotic baseball narrative—one that has become increasingly relevant as MLB extends its recruitment strategies internationally.”—Robert Birnbaum, \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMashi\u003c\/i\u003e will take you along on his eventful ride from Yamanashi Prefecture to San Francisco.\"\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eRashaad Jorden, JETwit.com\u003cbr\u003e\"Robert Fitts has undertaken a great task with this book.\"\u003ci\u003e—Gregg's Baseball Bookcase\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e AcknowledgmentsChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Chapter 18AfterwordAppendixNote on Sources\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index ","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409230012759,"sku":"9781496219510","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496219510.jpg?v=1730506052","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mashi-9781496219510","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}