A Whole New Ballgame

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A whole new ballgame
When signals get crossed
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Hideo Nomo was so well schooled in the game when he arrived in the U.S. that language was not a huge factor.
Day Four
When spikes are on the other feet
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When the Sox' Lou Merloni played in Japan, he got plenty of insight into what foreign-born players feel when they come to the U.S.
Day Three
A man of his words
Pedro Martinez says the toughest adjustments for Latin players in the United States are off the field. That's why he was intent on learning to speak English well . . . and he did.
Day Two
International pastime
Baseball, which long ago burst past the borders of the United States into virtually every corner of the planet, is a world game as never before. Bringing in foreign players, however, has also changed baseball's culture.
Day One

About this series

The changing demographics of baseball have changed the sport's culture. What was once the All-American game has become an all-world enterprise.

Steven Krasner
Steven Krasner

In this four-day series, Journal sports writer Steven Krasner looks at how professional baseball and its players have adjusted to these changes. He also reports on today's vastly different strategies for helping foreign players learn the language and the rhythms of life on American diamonds and in American society.

About the author:
Steven Krasner, a member of the Journal sports staff since 1975, has covered the Boston Red Sox for 17 years.

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