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2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series

2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series
November 14, 2014 at the Tokyo Dome
Team (Wins) Managers Samurai Japan (3) Hiroki Kokubo MLB All-Stars (2) John Farrell	Hiroki Kokubo	John Farrell
Hiroki Kokubo
John Farrell
November 10–20, 2014 (2014-11-10 – 2014-11-20)
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Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya)
Osaka Dome (Osaka)
Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)
Sapporo Dome (Sapporo)
Okinawa Cellular Stadium (Okinawa)
Yuki Yanagita
NHK (Japan)MLB Network (United States)

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. 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.

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.

Exhibition (1)

Game	Date / Time (JST)	Home team	Score	Away team	Duration	Location	Ref
1	November 10 / 6pm	Samurai Japan	0–1	NPB Hawks–Fighters Union	2:43	Fukuoka Dome
2	November 11 / 6pm	NPB Tigers–Giants Union	7–8	MLB All-Stars	3:36	Koshien Stadium

Championship

Game	Date / Time (JST)	Home team	Score	Away team	Duration	Location
1	November 12 / 6pm	Samurai Japan	2–0	MLB All-Stars	2:42	Osaka Dome
2	November 14 / 6pm	MLB All-Stars	4–8	Samurai Japan	3:02	Tokyo Dome
3	November 15 / 6pm	Samurai Japan	4–0	MLB All-Stars	2:35	Tokyo Dome
4	November 16 / 6pm	MLB All-Stars	6–1	Samurai Japan	3:01	Tokyo Dome
5	November 18 / 7pm	Samurai Japan	1–3	MLB All-Stars	2:58	Sapporo Dome

Exhibition (2)

Game	Date / Time (JST)	Home team	Score	Away team	Duration	Location	Ref
3	November 20 / 6pm	MLB All-Stars	4–6	Samurai Japan	3:27	Okinawa Cellular Stadium

MLB All-Stars roster
Active roster	Coaches/Other
Pitchers

38 Jeff Beliveau (TB)

13 Jerry Blevins (WSH)

26 Chris Capuano (FA)

36 Randy Choate (STL)

11 Jeremy Guthrie (KC)

29 Tommy Hunter (BAL)

18 Hisashi Iwakuma (SEA)

35 Mark Melancon (PIT)

56 Franklin Morales (FA)

53 Hector Santiago (LAA)

52 Matt Shoemaker (LAA)

41 José Veras (FA)

67 Tsuyoshi Wada (CHC)

47 Rob Wooten (MIL) | | Catchers

13 Salvador Pérez (KC)

19 Erik Kratz (KC)

31 Drew Butera (LAD) Infielders

27 Jose Altuve (HOU)

22 Robinson Canó (SEA)

2 Alcides Escobar (KC)

41 Carlos Santana (CLE)

3 Evan Longoria (TB)

33 Justin Morneau (COL)

9 Eduardo Núñez (MIN)

18 Ben Zobrist (TB) Outfielders

23 Chris Carter (HOU)

21 Lucas Duda (NYM)

21 Dexter Fowler (HOU)

66 Yasiel Puig (LAD) | | Manager

53 John Farrell (BOS) Coaches

13 Brian Butterfield (BOS)

17 Terry Francona (CLE)

20 DeMarlo Hale (TOR)

31 Mike Maddux (TEX)

47 Juan Nieves (BOS) |

Samurai Japan roster
Active roster	Coaches/Other
Pitchers

17 Shintaro Fujinami

15 Shoichi Inoh

47 Minoru Iwata

19 Chihiro Kaneko

18 Kenta Maeda

35 Kazuhisa Makita

12 Takahiro Matsuba

21 Yuki Nishi

26 Yuji Nishino

14 Takahiro Norimoto

16 Shohei Ohtani

30 Shota Takeda

43 Tomomi Takahashi | | Catchers

22 Hikaru Ito

10 Seiji Kobayashi

37 Motohiro Shima Infielders

33 Ginji Akaminai

2 Kenta Imamiya

4 Ryosuke Kikuchi

3 Nobuhiro Matsuda

13 Sho Nakata

6 Hayato Sakamoto

23 Tetsuto Yamada Outfielders

7 Yoshio Itoi

9 Yoshihiro Maru

25 Yoshitomo Tsutsugoh

1 Seiichi Uchikawa

44 Yuki Yanagita | | Manager

90 Hiroki Kokubo Coaches

41 Atsunori Inaba

89 Yoshitaka Katori

83 Arihito Muramatsu

73 Hiroshi Narahara

87 Toshihisa Nishi

88 Akihiro Yano |

Nippon Television, TBS, TV Asahi, Fuji TV (Japan)
MLB Network (United States)
"All-Star Series in Japan History". MLB.com.
"2014 SUZUKI 日米野球". 野球日本代表侍ジャパンオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese).

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