EPISODE · May 5, 2014 · 29 MIN
Japanese independent baseball opportunities on the rise
from Baseball Jobs Overseas Podcast · host Baseball Jobs Overseas
NAIA All-American and World Series Champion Zak Colby fills me in on his experience playing independent Japanese baseball and how others can go about doing the same. We dive into everything from the process for getting on with a club, how many independent clubs there are, the monster stadiums and decent size crowds, what pay can be expected, the insanely long pre-season, the list goes on. By the end of this interview one thing was clear, Japanese Independent baseball and their importing of foreign players is on the rise and this trends appears like it will continue.
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NAIA All-American and World Series Champion Zak Colby fills me in on his experience playing independent Japanese baseball and how others can go about doing the same. We dive into everything from the process for getting on with a club, how many independent clubs there are, the monster stadiums and decent size crowds, what pay can be expected, the insanely long pre-season, the list goes on. By the end of this interview one thing was clear, Japanese Independent baseball and their importing of foreign players is on the rise and this trends appears like it will continue.
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