MLB All-Stars Were No-Hit In Japan Series

A group of MLB All-Stars, currently playing in the Japan Series, were no-hit by four Japanese pitchers on Friday night.

To say that the MLB All-Stars over in Japan are struggling might be an understatement. They lost their third straight game of the Japan Series on Friday night. As if that weren’t enough, they were also no-hit by four Samurai Japan pitchers in the process.

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Joey Nowak provides an update on how the MLB All-Starts have been faring on MLB.com:

"The MLB All-Stars have been outscored, 21-12, through four games — three losses to Samurai Japan, the country’s national team, and an 8-7 win in an exhibition against a team of players from the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants."

Translation: they are not playing super well.

Of particular note during Samurai Japan’s no-hitter was the work of Takahiro Norimoto, who threw five perfect innings. Here is a look at his night, courtesy of MLB GIFS:

Such as these things usually go, there were also some outstanding defensive plays to preserve the no-no.

The Japan Series might not have the same impact that it did in the days of, say, Stan Musial and the MLB trips to Japan of those days, but nevertheless, it is a chance for baseball fans to see MLB players with whom they are certainly familiar given the international flavor of today’s baseball. On Friday, they got to see those MLB players dominated by a great pitching performance.

A group of MLB All-Stars, currently playing in the Japan Series, were no-hit by four Japanese pitchers on Friday night.

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