Japan–USA Softball All-Star Series
| Japan–USA Softball All-Star Series 日米対抗ソフトボール | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Country |  Japan |
| Inaugurated | 2016 |
| Most recent | 2024 |
| Participants | Japan National Team USA National Team |
| Organised by | Japan Softball Association Yomiuri Shimbun |
The Japan–USA Softball All-Star Series (日米対抗ソフトボール) is an annual tour of Japan made by the United States women's national softball team since 2016, contested in a three-game series against the Japan women's national softball team. In the beginning of all games the Japanese and American national anthems are both played.
The inaugural game was held at Tokyo Dome on June 23, 2016, with 31,448 spectators in attendance. The editions 2020 and 2021 were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, then the series resumed in 2022.
List of series
[edit]| Year | Japan Won
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USA Won
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Tied | Ref |
| 2016 | 2 Games | 1 Game | 0 Games | [1] |
| 2017 | 2 Games | 1 Game | 0 Games | [2] |
| 2018 | 3 Games | 0 Games | 0 Games | [3] |
| 2019 | 2 Games | 1 Game | 0 Games | [4] |
| 2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | ||||
| 2022 | 2 Games | 1 Game | 0 Games | [5] |
| 2023 | 2 Games | 1 Game | 0 Games | [6] |
| 2024 | 3 Games | 0 Games | 0 Games | [7] |
| Total | 16 Games | 5 Games | 0 Games | |
See also
[edit]- Japan women's national softball team
- United States women's national softball team
- MLB Japan All-Star Series
References
[edit]- ^ 2016 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2017 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2018 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2019 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2022 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2023 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2024 results Japan Softball Association
External links
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