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Brother Buzz

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2. Lefty O'Doul taught Japan 20th century baseball

Reply to patphil (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 21, 2023, 06:03 PM

Mar 2023

He traveled to Japan in the thirties and put on clinics, focusing on team management. He resumed his visits after the Second World War. Japan was totally receptive, and the rest is history.

They though so much of him, they inducted him into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.

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