This travel piece from the July 5 edition of The New York Times includes a quote from Robert Whiting, an author on Japanese baseball. He recently published an updated version of the classic book on the topic, You Gotta Have Wa.
This travel piece from the July 5 edition of The New York Times includes a quote from Robert Whiting, an author on Japanese baseball. He recently published an updated version of the classic book on the topic, You Gotta Have Wa.
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Ron,
In the photo, a fan is wearing a Giants jersey with the number 24.
24 was, of course, Willie Mays number. Wondering if there is a famous Yomiuri Giants player who wore 24.
Thanks.