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Tohoku High School, a Japanese Powerhouse Without a National Championship
Byyankeebiscuitfan July 19, 2026July 19, 2026

When I visited the Japanese Baseball Museum back in early June, I was caught by the beauty of the jersey of Tohoku High School. Perhaps one can say intrigued. Even this much intrigued that I started to look for information about this high school. This high school has such a good baseball program that 38…

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Pitch limit for Japanese high school pitchers
Byyankeebiscuitfan November 29, 2019

For the first time since Japanese high school baseball is played, pitchers will be limited to 500 pitches per week. The Japanese National High School Baseball Federation has decided to go with this rule to protect young pitchers from abuse. In the (recent) past it was pretty common that pitchers threw over 200 pitches per…

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