An Illustrated Introduction to Japanese Baseball Cards

My friend Rob Fitts has a new book out about Japanese Baseball Cards.

From Rob's website:

About Rob Fitts:

A former archaeologist with a Ph.d. from Brown University, Rob Fitts left academics behind to follow his passion - Japanese Baseball.  An award-winning author and speaker, his articles have appeared in numerous magazines and websites, including Nine, the Baseball Research Journal, the National Pastime, Sports Collectors Digest, and on MLB.com.

He is the author of five books on Japanese baseball. His next book, Issei Baseball: The Story of the First Japanese American Ballplayers will be published by the University of Nebraska in 2020.

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Earlier books include Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer (University of Nebraska Press, 2015); Banzai Babe Ruth (University of Nebraska Press, 2012); Wally Yonamine: The Man Who Changed Japanese Baseball (University of Nebraska Press, 2008); and Remembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the Game (Southern Illinois University Press, 2005).

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Fitts is the founder of SABR’s Asian Baseball Committee and recipient of the society’s 2013 Seymour Medal for Best Baseball Book of 2012; the 2019 McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Award; the 2012 Doug Pappas Award for best oral research presentation at the Annual Convention; and the 2006 Sporting News- SABR Research Award.  He has also been a finalist for the Casey Award and a silver medalist at the Independent Publish Book Awards.

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A popular speaker on the history of Japanese baseball, Fitts has spoken at many venues including the Library of Congress, the Japan Embassy in Washington DC, the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, the Japan Society of New York, the Asia Society of New York, the Nine Baseball Conference, the Society of American Baseball Research Annual Convention, and the American Club, Tokyo.

While living in Tokyo in 1993-94, Fitts began collecting Japanese Baseball cards.  He is now recognized as one of the leading experts in the field and has created the ebusiness Robs Japanese Cards LLC.  He regularly writes and speaks about the history of Japanese baseball cards.

Rob's latest book is not available in pdf and paperback versions and can be purchased at the link below.

In addition, Rob is running a promo right now.  Get 10 free Japanese baseball cards with a purchase of An Illustrated Introduction to Japanese Baseball Cards paperback between August 1 and August 10 (or until... supplies run out). 
 

Buy the paperback version of illustrated Intro at https://www.robfitts.com/introductiontojapanesebaseballcards
and receive 5 vintage (1948-1980) and 5 modern (1981+) cards with the book. These cards will be from the same sets as pictured below.

 

Here are some pages from the book for reference.

 

 

 



I hope you take advantage of this spectacular offer and order a copy and get the free cards too.

Best of luck to Rob with this book.

Enjoy the hobby all...it's a great one.