In the last two weeks, reports have surfaced of two Japanese baseball stars wishing for the opportunity to make their presence felt in MLB this next season. Seibu Lions outfielder Shogo Akiyama was the first of the pair. Now, its the star pitcher of the SK Wyverns, Kwang-Hyun Kim.
For Cubs fans, it should be no surprise to hear the clubs’ intrigue with the newest batch of Japanese baseball stars. In 2007 it was Kosuke Fukudome, the first Japanese player for the franchise and a prospective superstar who unfortunately never quite lived up to the hype.