2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series

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.

2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series
November 14, 2014 at the Tokyo Dome
Team (Wins) Manager(s)
Samurai Japan (3) Hiroki Kokubo
MLB All-Stars (2) John Farrell
DatesNovember 10–20, 2014 (2014-11-10 2014-11-20)
Venue
  • Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya)
  • Osaka Dome (Osaka)
  • Tokyo Dome (Tokyo)
  • Sapporo Dome (Sapporo)
  • Okinawa Cellular Stadium (Okinawa)
MVPYuki Yanagita
Broadcast
TelevisionNHK (Japan)
MLB Network (United States)
MLB Japan All-Star Series

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.

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