Who was the first Japanese born player in major league baseball?

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Will barry bond's giants finish in last place? i hope so!?

That would be Masanori Murakami, who pitched for the Giants in 1964-65. The next Japan-born player was Steve Chitren in 1990, then Jim Bowie in 1994, and then Hideo Nomo in 1995, who pushed the door open and held it there.

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ichiro

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I don't recall his name but he pitched for the SF Giants in the 60s

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Masanori Murakami - He played with the SF Giants in 1964

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