I had no idea Terrmel Sledge was half-Korean. Here I am, debating whether Sledge’s recent signing with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters was worth a write up for not. Suddenly, it absolutely is.
I’ve always like Sledge, mostly because of his potential. Well, really, there’s never been much else and as you’ll read here, it’s led him to […]

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Japan defeated Korea 4-3 in a tense matchup between the top national teams in Asia in front of a raucus sold out crowd Sunday night at Taichung Continental Stadium that lasted nearly four hours.
Four top-shelf Japanese hurlers–Naurse Yoshihisa, Kawakami Kenshin, Iwase Hitoki, and Uehara Koji–limited Korea to 3 runs on six hits, and Japan benefitted […]

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