2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series

2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series
2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series
	November 14, 2014 at the Tokyo Dome
Dates	November 10–20, 2014
Venues	Koshien Stadium (Nishinomiya); Osaka Dome (Osaka); Tokyo Dome (Tokyo); Sapporo Dome (Sapporo); Okinawa Cellular Stadium (Okinawa);
MVP	Yuki Yanagita
Broadcast
Television	NHK (Japan); MLB Network (United States)
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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.^[1]^[2] 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.

DatesNovember 10–20, 2014

Venues

TelevisionNHK (Japan)
MLB Network (United States)

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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.^[3]

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	^[4]
2	November 11 / 6pm	NPB Tigers–Giants Union	7–8	MLB All-Stars	3:36	Koshien Stadium	^[5]

Game	Date / Time (JST)	Home team	Score	Away team	Duration	Location	Ref
1	November 12 / 6pm	Samurai Japan	2–0	MLB All-Stars	2:42	Osaka Dome	^[6]
2	November 14 / 6pm	MLB All-Stars	4–8	Samurai Japan	3:02	Tokyo Dome	^[7]
3	November 15 / 6pm	Samurai Japan	4–0	MLB All-Stars	2:35	Tokyo Dome	^[8]
4	November 16 / 6pm	MLB All-Stars	6–1	Samurai Japan	3:01	Tokyo Dome	^[9]
5	November 18 / 7pm	Samurai Japan	1–3	MLB All-Stars	2:58	Sapporo Dome	^[10]

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