Who was the second American player to play professional baseball in Japan?
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Hey sweetheart. That player was Don Newcombe, SP Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers\nHe was the only player that won the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and Cy Young awards.
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Then why are you mooching two free points, Susan.  i.e. Reported.  Quit answering when you have no answer.\n\nAnswer: Fernando Tatis of the St. Louis Cardinals on 04-23-1999 in the third inning against Chan Ho Park.
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Fernando Tatis\n\nOn April 23, 1999, Fernando Tatis, batting for the St. Louis Cardinals in his 226th big league game, became the first player in Major League baseball history to hit two grand slam home runs in the same inning.
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Here.\nhttp://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=sea
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I don't see anything at baseball-reference.com, and they have practically EVERYBODY. I did a google search, and came up with a lot of references to Pastor Jim Cobrae. I have no idea if it's the same guy you are looking for or not though. The only thing I can think is that he played under a different name.
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Ichiro is a hitting machine. And could be the first player to hit .400 and i hope he passes Pete Rose that way the best hitter will at least be in the hall of fame.
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I live in Japan and have watched Matsuzaka from his high school days.  He is a good pitcher, but not worth $51 Million.  He will do very well the first year, maybe even up to three years, but he will fade.  As soon as the MLB players learn his pitches, they will hit him just as they did Nomo, and Ishii, and soon Saito.
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the most famous one has to be Hidetoshi Nakata coz he's the first Japanese player to play abroad.
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It may have been Ken Caminitti. He played briefly for the Rangers, and I think he went back to the National League. He did die from a heart attack a few years ago, probably caused by his years of alcohol, drug, and steroid abuse. Sad.
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Here's a link to the roster.  The page also includes a link to the Japanese team's roster:\n\nhttp://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/events/japan_series/y2006/index.jsp?content=roster_mlb\n\nThe series starts early Friday morning (4 a.m. ET), and you can see it on MLB TV's "Offseason Package" if you're willing to pay $14.95:\n\nhttp://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/subscriptions/mlbtv.jsp
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Remember that Japan won the World Baseball Classic.  And that was with only two MLB players on the team (Ichiro and Akinori Otsuka).  Several players on that team could probably do well in the major leagues.  In fact, the starting pitcher in that game, Daisuke Matsuzaka, wants to pitch in MLB but he has to wait until he's a free agent because his Japanese team won't let him out of his contract.  I think he has to wait until 2008 to come over.\n\nAnd to answer an earlier question: The "fat toad" was pitcher Hideki Irabu, who actually did ok but succumbed to the New York media pressure.
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Yes I do because of his credentials in the past and recent, He helped Japan win a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympics, in 2003 he won the ERA title with a 2.83 and he was the MVP of the first World Baseball Classic. I think this guy is going to be great in the Majors, I hear that Seattle are gonna go for him but I hope the Yankees get him.
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http://www.baseball-reference.com/player_search.cgi?search=Perez&x=38&y=15\n\nThe link above will take you to a list of all players that have played at least one game in the majors with the last name of Perez.  I don't see a player by the name you've provided.  Please note that this is only the MAJORS and not "professionally" elsewhere.
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Try the Japanese players
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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the greatest singles hitters ever.
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Do you have any supporting info? Like a career field?\nThere's only one hit in a yahoo search, and that's a 2003 baseball roster.\nSorry.
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I am sure you are talking about Daisuka Matsuzaka from Japan. \n\nLet me correct your wrong information about him.\n1) Matsuzaka's all time ERA in Japan is 2.89, not .68.\n2) Matsuzak does not throw gyro ball. But he throws 4 or 5 really nasty breaking balls that MLB players are not familiar with.