The 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series was the eleventh edition of the MLB Japan All-Star Series, a best-of-five series between the All-Star team from Major League Baseball (MLB) and, for the first time in series history, the national team Samurai Japan.[1][2] The then-new Commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) saw in this championship a big opportunity for their Japanese team to gain hugely useful experience for the 2017 World Baseball Classic.
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Dates | November 10–20, 2014 | |||||||||
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MVP | Yuki Yanagita | |||||||||
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Television | NHK (Japan) MLB Network (United States) | |||||||||
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The series also celebrated the 80th anniversary of the establishment of Japan's professional baseball by holding an exhibition game of a joint team of Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants against the MLB All-Stars at the Koshien Stadium on November 11, 2014.
Samurai Japan won the series by 3–2–0 and Yuki Yanagita was named MVP.[3]
Exhibition (1)
Game | Date / Time (JST) | Home team | Score | Away team | Duration | Location | Ref |
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1 | November 10 / 6pm | Samurai Japan | 0–1 | NPB Hawks–Fighters Union | 2:43 | Fukuoka Dome | [4] |
2 | November 11 / 6pm | NPB Tigers–Giants Union | 7–8 | MLB All-Stars | 3:36 | Koshien Stadium | [5] |
Championship
Game | Date / Time (JST) | Home team | Score | Away team | Duration | Location | Ref |
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1 | November 12 / 6pm | Samurai Japan | 2–0 | MLB All-Stars | 2:42 | Osaka Dome | [6] |
2 | November 14 / 6pm | MLB All-Stars | 4–8 | Samurai Japan | 3:02 | Tokyo Dome | [7] |
3 | November 15 / 6pm | Samurai Japan | 4–0 | MLB All-Stars | 2:35 | Tokyo Dome | [8] |
4 | November 16 / 6pm | MLB All-Stars | 6–1 | Samurai Japan | 3:01 | Tokyo Dome | [9] |
5 | November 18 / 7pm | Samurai Japan | 1–3 | MLB All-Stars | 2:58 | Sapporo Dome | [10] |
Exhibition (2)
Game | Date / Time (JST) | Home team | Score | Away team | Duration | Location | Ref |
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3 | November 20 / 6pm | MLB All-Stars | 4–6 | Samurai Japan | 3:27 | Okinawa Cellular Stadium | [11] |
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