Director/Producer Yuriko Gamo Romer in attendance / Q&A.

Baseball in the United States and yakyu in Japan exist, and in fact prosper, as a result of the emergence of transpacific systems of exchange between the two countries over the past 150 years. This exhibit explores the wide-ranging exchange of baseball between Japan and the United States from the Meiji era to today and the transpacific circulation of baseball concepts, styles of play, fan experiences, equipment, and people that shaped the shared culture of the game.

Located on the Museum’s third floor, the exhibit covers more than 1,800 square feet of space and features four aspects of transpacific baseball:

• Japanese teams touring America, including the first such tour by the Waseda University team in 1905

• American teams touring Japan, including the first trip in 1907 and the massively popular tour featuring Babe Ruth in 1934

• Players born in the United States playing in Japan, including Larry Doby, Warren Cromartie, Randy Bass and many more

• Players born in Japan playing in the United States, starting with MLB pioneer Masanori Murakami in 1964 and followed by Hideo Nomo in 1995 and the stars that followed

April 17, 2026 Schedule:

• 1:00 PM - Exhibit Encounter in the Yakyu | Baseball exhibit (3F) with Director/Producer Yuriko Gamo Romer

• 3:00 PM - Film screening of Diamond Diplomacy and Q&A @ the Bullpen Theater.

*Regular museum tickets include film admission.