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I am an umpire from the states and was curious if there are any american born umpires. Also, could you please find out the salaries for the blues. If I was to move to Japan and pursue a career as an umpire would I need to learn Japanese fluently or just enough baseball lingo to get me by. Would I be welcomed by the Japanese players and umpires or would I be looked as an outsider? With only 12 teams I would imagine it is very hard to become an umpire. About 8 yrs of umpiring in the minors is the average in America before being called to the show. How many yrs in the minors does it take in Japan? Any information you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
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