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Asians In Baseball

Asians in Baseball

Asians in Baseball is a podcast about…Asians in baseball. Each week, Naomi, Scott, and Kim break down what’s notable with the Asian players in MLB and take a deeper dive into the Asians and Asian Americans who have shaped baseball as it is today.

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01:37:41

Episode 405: Week of Firsts

Asians In Baseball ·

2025/04/22

Around the league, it was a week of firsts! First, Kim Ng (the first female GM in MLB history) has a new gig, and Kim's first Dodger game of the season at Korean Heritage Night is chaos. Then, onto player news! Position players were in Home Run Derby mode with multiple guys getting their first long ball of the season (including some Asian-on-Asian crime), Steven Kwan hits a 2-run homer within a minute of Corbin Carroll's grand slam, and Tommy Edman thrives in the leadoff spot.In pitching,

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01:18:06

Episode 404: From Sea To Shining Sea

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2025/04/15

Asians were making (positive and less positive) waves from the Bay Area to Washington D.C. these past couple of weeks...Of course, we have to talk about our disappointment with the Dodgers going to visit the White House, Jazz Chisolm Jr. makes his love of anime the star of the show, and NPB bans fans from posting to social media at games?!In position player news, Tsung-Che Cheng debuts, Tommy keeps Tanking, and our on the ground reporter Naomi Ko describes the Lee Jung Hoo mania in San

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01:24:37

Episode 403: Asians on Opening Day

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2025/04/01

It's Opening Day 2025, and we've got the scoop on everything Asians in Baseball around the league! First, Naomi did an Asians in Basketball side quest, Kim issues a warning about the dangers of your family members posting things on the internet that she will then use to verify her hunch that you're Asian, and we get into which Asians have accepted the invitation to the White House. Pitching news brings the good and the bad! The good: Yamamoto has a career high 10 SO, Imanaga has a strong

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01:15:18

Episode 402: Asians in the Tokyo Series

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2025/03/21

It's tiiiiiiiiime for TOKYOOOOO BASEBALLLLL!!! Kim and Scott discuss the Tokyo Series! The Dodgers explore Japanese culture, both MLB clubs are blanked by the Hanshin Tigers, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shota Imanaga make history, Roki Sasaki debuts, and who is already in hot water with Kim for intent walking Ohtani in Japan?!

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01:23:20

Episode 401: Welcome to Season 4

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2025/03/13

We are BACK, baby! Just in time to discuss the highlights from the off-season and the buzz around the Tokyo Series. And of course it's a beefy episode to kick off the season, what else would you expect from your favorite podcast about Asians in baseball where we just yap about Asians in baseball?!

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01:23:58

Episode 326: Asians in the World Series, Part Two

Asians In Baseball ·

2024/11/08

Gold Glove/Silver Slugger awards, a chaotic Game 5 to close the season, the long-awaited parade, and Asians in Free Agency

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01:44:06

Episode 325: Asians in the World Series

Asians In Baseball ·

2024/10/31

WHAT. A. SERIES. We’ve got you covered on Games 1-4 fashion, Naomi’s trip to the fall classic, Yamamoto’s debut, Ohtani’s injury, Tommy’s clutch hits, and the Anthony Volpe Slam Heard ‘Round The World. Were our Game 5 predictions right?? Listen now to find out! Prociety 다저스 hat pre-order: https://procietyshop.com/collections/pre-order-dodgers-korea-script Prociety interview:

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01:44:03

Episode 324: Kind Of A Big Deal

Asians In Baseball ·

2024/10/25

This is an EXTRA beefy episode, so let's get right into it! First, a moment for the passing of Dodger Legend, Fernando Valenzuela. Thank you for all your contributions. Then, a Championship Series recap: Steven Kwan and Anthony Volpe both fight for their teams to make it to the final round, an extra special extra long segment about Yoshinobu Yamamoto's luxury handbags, all love for Sean Manaea's best year yet, and Tommy Edman becomes the first Asian NLCS MVP in MLB history! Finally, World Series

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01:36:46

Episode 323: Players Gonna Play

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2024/10/16

Two weeks into the postseason, and the players have come to PLAY. Well…almost. First up, we celebrate the Gold Glove nominations of Anthony Volpe and Steven Kwan! Then, into the ALDS - Volpe finds himself in the middle of some Yankees-Royals postseason drama and Kwan hits a massive .524 and writes himself into the history books to help Cleveland advance. Across the league, the NLDS was a pitching masterclass. Orion Kerkering has a solid postseason for the Phillies, Kodai Senga and Sean Manaea keep

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01:19:45

Episode 322: DRAMA!!!

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2024/10/10

WOWOWOW. This Postseason is bringing the DRAMA! First, the end of an era as the legend Choo Shin Soo retires after 18 seasons of pro ball, and Shota Imanaga’s interpreter Edwin Stanberry gets high praise. Let’s get into the Wild Card: in the AL, Detroit leaves Kenta Maeda off the roster, Yusei Kikuchi never makes it to his start and will likely be released into free agency, and Tommy Pham is ever the postseason professional. The NL Wild Card brought Sean Manaea’s first start of the postseason,

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01:21:08

Episode 321: Asians in The Postseason

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2024/10/02

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for…postseason baseball has arrived!! First up, we talk Asians in the Wild Card, our friend Atsuko threw out the first pitch at the Cubs game, and Farhan Zaidi is fired by the Giants, leaving ZERO (0) Asian GMs in baseball. Position players bring much administrative news this week: Rob Refsnyder does not want to retire after this season (bless!), Masataka Yoshida and Kim Ha Seong struggle with shoulder surgery woes, and Isiah Kiner Falefa sacrifices his bonus

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01:28:14

Episode 320: Winding Up For The Postseason

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2024/09/25

Back from our week off, did we miss anything?? As you might have expected, we have a BEEFY episode this week, so let’s get into it! It was Team Ichiro vs the High School Girls All Stars in the annual exhibition at the Tokyo Dome to promote high school girls baseball, and the former pros pulled NO punches!! Then, we must discuss the epic Cubs and Dodgers matchup that saw Imanaga face Yamamoto fresh off the IL, where all of our guys came ready to play (except Ohtani…)! In position player news, Rob

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01:19:39

Episode 319: Staying Winning in September

Asians In Baseball ·

2024/09/11

First, a moment for James Earl Jones and his contributions to the on-screen world of baseball. Thank you, James.To kick off this week, we give our predictions in the return of Yoshinobu Yamamoto after his stint on the IL…facing off against Shota Imanaga no less! In position player news, Tommy Pham smacks his first homer and brings experience to the young Royals clubhouse, Rob Refsnyder follows in Travis d’Arnaud’s footsteps, Bo Bichette shares his priority for free agency, and Steven Kwan is the

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00:57:41

Episode 318: What A Week!

Asians In Baseball ·

2024/09/04

The crew is back in full force, and not a moment too soon!To kick us off this week, we’re excited to share that we were featured on Spectrum News! Thank you to reporter Taylor Schaub for spotlighting us! In position player updates, Tommy Pham is picked up by the Royals, Connor Joe and Lars Nootbaar are jamming, and Corbin Carroll has turned his season all the way around just in time to dunk on the Dodgers. Pitchers are crushing it this week: our guy Kumar Rocker makes a huge splash in his Triple

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01:07:08

Episode 317: Goodbye to Summer

Asians In Baseball ·

2024/08/28

What are our guys up to in these last few days of summer? Let’s get into it!In position player news, Christian Yelich’s season sadly ends, Anthony Volpe fights through the Kim Curse, Masataka Yoshida and Seiya Suzuki are hot, Corbin Carroll is officially back, and Shay Whitcomb enters the Asians in Baseball Cinematic Universe. Our pitchers look to cruise into the fall going strong: Brennan Bernadino commands a 0.00 ERA over his last 7 games, Yusei Kikuchi / Bryan Woo / Sean Manaea continue to post

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00:54:10

Episode 316: The Curse from Kim

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2024/08/14

Before we get started, a moment for the passing of Billy Bean, MLB’s Senior VP for DEI who spent the last 10 years promoting inclusivity and education in baseball and sports. Thank you, Billy. This week in position player news, we are alllllll over the place. Rob Refsnyder is subbed in after Jarren Duran’s suspension and comes up big with a walk off and a pep talk, Kim issues a public apology to Anthony Volpe who she accidentally cursed, Corbin Carroll’s stats suggest an upward trend, and we puzzle

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01:04:31

Episode 315: Feeling Hot Hot Hot

Asians In Baseball ·

2024/08/07

We are fully in the second half, and Asians in Baseball are HOT! First off, congrats to Kelsie Whitmore and the US Women’s Baseball Team for winning Silver at the Women’s Baseball World Cup! Gold went to Japan, of course, in their 7th consecutive win. In position player news, Connor Wong and Rob Refsnyder hold it down for the Red Sox, Volpe is mashing even from the bottom of the lineup, Travis d’Arnaud has a 10-game hit streak, and it’s that time of year for Seiya Suzuki to turn up the

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01:17:57

Episode 314: The Other Side of the Trade Deadline

Asians In Baseball ·

2024/08/01

So much to discuss after the trade deadline! Let’s get into it. Scott and Kim will be doing an event in LA with the LA County Dept of Public Health Peer Resource Center on Thursday, August 15th - sign up at the link in our bio! Then, we welcome JJ Wetherholt to the AIB Cinematic Universe (thank you to listener Paul Kuo for the tip!) and chat exciting Asians in 2025 news. The trade deadline was chaotic as always! The high: Tommy Edman to the Dodgers. The low: Yusei Kikuchi to the Astros. The shock:

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00:56:59

Episode 313: The Midsummer Classic

Asians In Baseball ·

2024/07/18

Welcome to the All Star Break!We kick off our Midsummer Classic episode, of course, with the fits. Steven Kwan and Shota “Mike” Imanaga (II) opt for velvet, Christian Yelich dons mint green, and Ohtani steps out in a suit inspired, of course, by his dog, Decoy. Obviously the main event of the All Star Game is the game itself! Ohtani sets more records with his 3-run home run, Big Papi deems Steven Kwan “a bad man,” and Shota shows out for his new hometown of Chicago. But even before the All Star

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01:24:24

Episode 312: Don't Stop Me Now

Asians In Baseball ·

2024/07/10

We're rocketing toward the halfway point, and Asians in Baseball show no sign of slowing down! Of course, we have to start by congratulating our 2024 All Stars! And Ryu Hyun Jin makes All Star history across leagues. Closer to home, the Dodgers celebrate Japanese Heritage Night, and we get into what Dodger Stadium is doing for the new influx of Japanese fans. In position player news, Connor Wong brought back that dad strength from the paternity list, weird baserunning by Anthony Volpe leaves

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