If you were lucky enough to be at a Philadelphia Phillies game in 2006, perhaps you happened to see Ryan Howard, en route to winning the National League MVP, hit one of his franchise record 58 home runs.
After the season, the Ryan Howard show went on the road. And the results remained largely the same.
Howard and Chase Utley were part of the MLB All-Stars roster that went to Japan shortly after the World Series concluded to take part in the MLB-Japan All-Star Series. The team of MLB All-Stars, managed by Bruce Bochy, took on an All-Star team from Nippon Professional Baseball, Japan’s top baseball league.