Quiz: How much do you know about Asian baseball?

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Baseball in the Far East has a rich and varied history dating back to the 19th century. Names like Sadaharu Oh and Masanori Murakami are legendary in Japan, but it wasn't until the 1990s that Americans really started to take notice of the vast amount of talent that exists across the Pacific.

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1) Which Asian pitcher holds the record for most wins in a season?
2) Which player is the only major leaguer born in mainland China?
3) What is Japan's equivalent of the Cy Young Award?
4) What does Sadaharu Oh's surname mean?
5) Who paid for construction of the first Chinese baseball stadium?
6) Whose nickname is 'Mr. Zero'?
7) What event made Daisuke Matsuzaka a national hero in Japan in 1998?
8) Who was the first American to manage a Japanese League champion?
9) Which of the following did NOT happen to Chan Ho Park?
10) Who beat out Hideki Matsui to win the AL Rookie of the Year Award in 2003?

Head over to ESPN's SportsNation and take the quiz on Asian baseball history.

[Full Article: http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/quiz?event_id=2801]

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