90th Percentile: Is American Baseball Falling Behind Japan?

Image credit: Team Japan at the 2023 WBC (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)

After a brief hiatus, The 90th Percentile podcast returns for season four.

Hosts Geoff Pontes and Matt Pajak explore the recent dominance of Japanese baseball and Japanese born players in North America and ask: Has American baseball fallen behind?

Time Stamps

• (0:00) Welcome to Season Four
• (4:00) Japan is dominating on an international front
• (7:00) Who’s the most fun American player?
• (9:00) What Makes Roki Sasaki Unique?
• (15:00) Impact of travel ball and showcases
• (22:00) Do Japanese players play the game better?
• (26:00) Rintaro Sasaki: Preseason Freshman Of The Year
• (30:00) Dylan Crews: Last of dying breed
• (34:00) How the changing NCAA landscape is impacting development
• (41:00) The impact of a lack of youth development

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