Stirrup sock, spooky stuff, and enthusiasm enthusiast. Writer @MLB, doing lots of international, @wbcbaseball and uniform stories. Guitar for @TheSubwayGhosts.
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I'm hitting the road this month to talk @baseballczech_ and the World Baseball Classic and sign copies of WE SACRIFICE EVERYTHING TO BASEBALL.
Here's the upcoming dates. Looking forward to seeing you there! More information at MichaelClair.com
Michael Clair retweeted
There are ten Rookie Australians I have my eye on ahead of the 2026-27 @ABL season.
【日本のフォロワーの皆さんへ】2026-27 ABL シーズンで大注目のオーストラリア人ルーキー10人を紹介！
Wrote about them here: baseball.com.au/news/rookiea…
Michael Clair retweeted
Nicaragua 🇳🇮 will try to host 2029 World Baseball Classic Qualifier
The president of the Nicaraguan baseball federation said since 2012 They have tried to host the WBC, but in 2029 there is a real shot to make this “dream come true”
Nicaragua will Request again the WBCQ to MLB
Michael Clair retweeted
Great Britain Baseball Superstar @harry_ford is coming home to grow the game 🇬🇧
The @nationals catcher is hosting an invitation-only two-day clinic in Brighton this November - and he's covering all the costs for the coaches and players in doing so.
➡️ britishbaseball.org.uk/harry…
Michael Clair retweeted
Shoki Oda is drafted first overall by the Yomiuri Giants of NPB, although he has stated his intention to challenge himself in the United States.
Rintaro Sasaki opened the floodgates. Now Shoki Oda, who set a Summer Koshien fastball velocity record and starred at the U-18 World Cup Qualifier, is set to come to the states, too.
From me and @AyakoOikawa:
mlb.com/news/shoki-oda-to-sk…
Michael Clair retweeted
Do-yeong Kim hit a titanic blast for a grand slam today as the KIA Tigers eliminated the LG Twins in the final ever game at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. His 475 ft bomb nearly cleared the entire stadium to LCF and was tied for the longest home run in KBO playoff history
I think we’re going to have a tremendous Brewers and Rays World Series. The two truly best teams in each league, who each play in their own style, who excel in all phases of baseball. I want this thing to go seven, be filled with lunacy, and end in otherworldly style on Halloween
Teruaki Sato is going to be posted! From @maxralph_ mlb.com/news/teruaki-sato-ml…
I spoke with a scout recently about a few NPB players who are coming stateside. He said that Sato -- the reigning NPB triple crown winner -- was a “big left-handed bat,” who “can hit in big situations.”
mlb.com/news/teruaki-sato-le…
Great news for the UK's baseball development! Harry Ford is heading to Brighton to lead a two-day baseball camp for youth national team members and the local baseball community on Nov. 7-8. These are some of the seemingly small events that can have enormous impact.
@GB_Baseball
Michael Clair retweeted
In honor of the NPB Draft this week, flashback to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows winning the lottery for a catcher from Kumamoto named Munetaka Murakami in 2017.
He went on to set the single season Japanese-born home run record in 2022.
Michael Clair retweeted
I wrote about Teruaki Sato, Hiromi Itoh, Kaima Taira, and a few other Japanese players for @JustBB_Media last month.
With the offseason approaching, check it out here 👇
justbaseball.com/internation…
Michael Clair retweeted
You don’t have to go too far to find baseball wherever you go in the DR. On the beach in Juan Dolio, I walked less than 100 yards and found a group of Angels academy players swing sticks at K-Cups on the beach this morning.
Rintaro Sasaki opened the floodgates. Now Shoki Oda, who set a Summer Koshien fastball velocity record and starred at the U-18 World Cup Qualifier, is set to come to the states, too.
From me and @AyakoOikawa:
mlb.com/news/shoki-oda-to-sk…
Not a huge baseball card collector, but ripped a few Allen and Ginters and some Bowman chrome and got some tasty hits
Michael Clair retweeted
I chatted with a scout in the Pacific Rim about four NPB stars, who could be Major League bound this winter. The upshot: Everyone should be bidding for Teruaki Sato.
mlb.com/news/teruaki-sato-le…
Michael Clair retweeted
Taichung Dome News
Taichung City held a contract-signing ceremony today for the Taichung Super Dome.
Taiwan Life, a subsidiary of CTBC Financial, will lead the development of the 45,000-seat stadium.
The Taichung Super Dome is expected to be fully operational by 2031.
Michael Clair retweeted
They don't make coiled crimson wigs for spherical heads well over a foot in diameter. That is the pedestrian world we live in. But at Citi Field, that reality is rejected and replaced with a world of its own.
On who pulls the strings behind Mrs. Met: newsday.com/sports/baseball/…
