tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post2144510950661547471..comments2024-03-28T08:23:39.263-04:00Comments on Japanese Baseball Cards: Card Of The Week March 9NPB Card Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-85225497250795088362014-03-10T07:59:05.639-04:002014-03-10T07:59:05.639-04:00Hmm, didn't know about Mitsui.
News reports ...Hmm, didn't know about Mitsui. <br /><a href="http://www.japanball.com/news.phtml?id=26662" rel="nofollow">News reports</a> last week said it was Murata and IIRC "You Gotta Have Wa" had also said it was Murata (I'll check that tonight). Japan Baseball Daily's write up of Mitsui says that he was operated on by Jobe but doesn't say if it was TJS or not.<br /><br />On the other hand, <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E6%89%8B%E8%A1%93" rel="nofollow">the Japanese Wikipedia entry for "Tommy John Surgery"</a> lists Mitsui as having had the operation in 1979 so maybe he was the first after all.NPB Card Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01178497208404127283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7480658377503163749.post-63008573017930139172014-03-09T20:47:48.435-04:002014-03-09T20:47:48.435-04:00Was it Murata or Masaharu Mitsui the first Japanes...Was it Murata or Masaharu Mitsui the first Japanese pitcher to undergo TJS? Greg Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879251144389851369noreply@blogger.com