Asians In Baseball

We're sliding into the All-Star Break, but first, what's going on in the world of Asians in Baseball?? 3:20 - Ohtani, Yamamoto, and Corbin Carroll make it into the All-Star game, but Lee Jung Hoo was snubbed; vote Barbara Hahn - "balldudette" at Oracle Park for the All-Star ball crew; and Dave Roberts becomes the fastest manager to win 1000 games. 13:28 - In position player news,...

This week on Asians in Baseball, we get deep into the feels! 2:23 - All Star Game voting update: Ohtani is a shoo-in, but Kazuma Okamoto is the only other Asian who makes it to the second round?!?! Be sure to vote until this Thursday 7/2 at 12pm ET! 13:25 - In position player news, Tommy Pham signs with the Phillies which can't end well, the Asians on the Red Sox are contributing to their upsw...

The baseball season is sliding into the dog days of summer, and we've got the latest on the ups...and the downs. 5:30 - Reminder that All Star voting is open, and you can vote 5x/day until June 25th at 12pm ET! We go over current rankings...with some surprises. 11:38 - We kick off position player news with the IL report (IKF is on, Tommy is off, Mune is progressing), this week's Hot List f...

Asians in Baseball is back, baby, and our guys are looking good! 4:33 - All Star Game voting is already open?!? Vote 5x daily until 6/25, guide coming soon! Also, Tommy Pham is released by the Orioles, and Kim is NOT talking about trade rumors until at least July!! 8:48 - Lars Nootbaar is finally activated for the first time this year, Steven Kwan and Bo Bichette are on the up and up, and Seiya Su...

A bonus episode with a quick rant from Scott and an amazing conversation with musician, actor, and composer, Goh Nakamura. Goh scored the forthcoming documentary, Diamond Diplomacy which details the role baseball has played in bridging cultural and political divisions between Japan and the U.S. Goh talks about how working on this documentary has given him a new appreciation for baseball and its st...

Happy Pride and welcome to June, where the Asians in Baseball underdogs are CRUSHING IT. 3:45 - First up in position player news, some big moves this week that include Munetaka Murakami going on the 10-day IL, Jung Hoo Lee is ELITE elite (like, hitting 517 in his last 7 games elite), and the Red Sox Asians -- Yoshida, Wong, and Kiner-Falefa -- are HOT at the plate...even if their team is not. 20:4...

Much to discuss this week on Asians in Baseball! 1:55 - First, we congratulate the Korean Monster, Ryu Hyun Jin, on 200 career wins. And shout out to Will the Thrill on his awesome AAPI Heritage Month segment on CBS LA! 8:15 - The White Sox called up 25-year-old Rikuu Nishida, whose non-traditional path to the majors culminated yesterday with a memorable debut! Also in position player news, Steven...

It's a beautiful week at Asians in Baseball, and we've got all the news that's fit for your earholes! 2:03 - We've got guys on the move, guys stagnant (Kurt Suzuki's Angels holding down dead last), and white supremacists at Nationals Park, gross. 10:56 - In position player news, Volpe is back, Lee Jung Hoo IS THE WIND, Steven Kwan has been bumped from leadoff, and Murakami cont...

We're officially 1/4 of the way through the season, and the stars are BRIGHT! 10:20 - Let's talk about position players, beginning with the IL report. Do not adjust your screens, KIM HA SEONG HAS BEEN ACTIVATED!! Also, Song Sun Mun makes his debut with the Padres and Tommy Edman just needs a whole new ankle at this point. 17:00 - In the IL report: expanded edition, Anthony Volpe also final...

Hideki Irabu was one of the first wave of pitchers from Japan to break into Major League Baseball. After chaotic negotiations between the Chiba Lotte Marines, San Diego Padres, and New York Yankees, he joined the Yankees in 1997 to great fanfare. But his time was marked by wild inconsistency. He could throw a shutout, or he could get hammered. After 6 seasons in the majors, he retired as a depress...

Finally! Some good news! First, we're trying out a new format! Also, Will "the Thrill" Ireton has an Instagram and Mets broadcaster Gary Cohen mistakes Hyeseong Kim for Yoshinobu Yamamoto. 9:21 - Welcome to our new segment, INSIDE BASEBALL, where we get into the nitty gritty of the stats and specifics. First, we chat position players: Masataka Yoshida hits his first career walk off a...

What's new with Asians in Baseball a few weeks into the season? First up, check out our new TeePublic store for all your Asians in Baseball merch needs! Ichiro's new bronze statue is revealed...a little wonkily, and we give a quick update on the guys on the IL. In position player news, Steven Kwan scores from first on some little league defense and discusses chasing his baseball dreams as a shorte...

Another historic week...but when is it not?! We kick off with Kristen Kish's first pitch and injury updates, then onto the position players. Hyeseong Kim has risen from the dead once again, Kaz and Mune continue to rake, and Cleveland needs to start showing Steven Kwan some respect! Over in pitching, Senga and Rocker get the Ohtani Angels treatment, Tommy Sugar is crisp at Coors, and the Dodge...

The 2026 season is officially underway, and oh boy is there a lot to cover! First, we get into which teams have the most Asians in Baseball, including how trades shook up the location of some of our favorite guys. Then, in position player news, Kazuma Okamoto and Munetaka Murakami debut in The Show in a huge way, Bo Bichette has a rough welcome to Queens, and we try to find the logic in Hyeseong K...

Naomi, Scott, and Kim are BACK for SEASON 5 of Asians in Baseball, delivering all things Asians in Baseball straight to your earholes! First things first...all things WBC.

We bestow our highly coveted and prestigious Asians in Baseball Awards on a new class of recipients

No agenda, just chaos. Much like Game 7.

The DS, the CS, new managers, new postings, heartbreak, history, and everything in between!

It's getting tense in the postseason with the road to the World Series being littered with fallen teams, hopes, dreams, fingernails, and sanity. The Yankees have blessedly joined the fallen today (Oct 8), but the Phillies, Dodgers, Cubs, Brewers, Mariners, Tigers, and Blue Jays remain, each with Asian and Asian American players to root for. We recap the Wild Card Series and the Divisional Seri...

We wrap up the regular season and then talk postseason. The Wildcard series is underway and the Division series is taking shape. We started with HS Kim, Volpe, Yoshida, Suzuki, Ohtani, Darvish, Wong, Imanaga, Yamamoto, Sasaki, Kwan, and Edman. Lots of amazing feats of Asian baseball greatness is on display already, and there is more to come. Stay tuned!

We soldier on without our dear leader, Kim, much like some of our players who are soldiering on without full use of their muscles and ligaments as they deal with nagging injuries and slumps. But we keep going, even in the face of overt White Christian Nationalism invading our sacred stadiums. The Yankees honor a man who hated them to his core, several of our guys are banged up with injuries, and o...

WHERE TO BEGIN!! These last two weeks have given us plenty of reasons to scream, positively and negatively...let's get into it. Sonny throws out the first pitch, MLB launches a new Korean-exclusive channel with MC Johnny Suh of NCT17, and a new documentary about MLB's relationship with Japan called DIAMOND DIPLOMACY will be available soon! In position player news, CC Sabathia has words for...

It's another week of Asians in Baseball, and is it just us, or is it bright in here with all these STARS?! First, Team Taiwan and Lin Chin-Tse win the Little League World Series! Saweetie, V, and Sonny throw out the first pitch (in separate games, but wouldn't that be sick if it was the same one!) And a very special listener recap from Brian Nguyen on his time at Ichiro's number retire...

Just another week over here at Asians in Baseball with legends making history! First, Ichiro's number is retired by the Mariners and Jen Pawol becomes the first female umpire of an MLB game (not Asians in Baseball, but we of course have to shout her out!) Then, our position players stay hot! The battle of Kim Ha Seong vs Bryan Woo goes to the Ray (though Woo gets the W in the game), multiple g...

The title sums it up this week, but we're still gonna dive deep! First, Asians in Futbol news with the annoucement of Son Heung-min's signing with LAFC (not confirmed as of recording time but has since been made official!), The Angels and Dodgers pull out all the stops for Japanese celebrations, and Choo Shin Soo becomes HOF eligible next year. As for the trade deadline, Steven Kwan did NO...