This is a site about Pro Yakyu (Japanese Baseball), not about who the next player to go over to MLB is. It's a community of Pro Yakyu fans who have come together to share their knowledge and opinions with the world. It's a place to follow teams and individuals playing baseball in Japan (and Asia), and to learn about Japanese (and Asian) culture through baseball.
It is my sincere hope that once you learn a bit about what we're about here that you will join the community of contributors.
Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
The Times picks the Kia Tigers as the team to beat and the Samsung Lions as the runner-up. The article further notes that this is the first year that Japanese of non-Korean anchestry will play in Korea. 1998 was the first year that anyone of non-Korean blood payed in Korea. The KBO started in 1982.