Baseball in Japan

As a Baseball player and fan I love the game and so do the Japanese. Baseball is by far the most popular sport in Japan.  There are 12 major league teams, the most popular is the Tokyo Giants. The Tokyo Giants are considered the New York Yankees of Japan. MLB scouts consider the players in Japan are a bit better than AAA baseball but just below the big leagues.
Ticket prices are a bit more expensive than what you would pay here in the states. Tickets are $25-$70 depending on the game and where you want to sit. Baseball tickets to the Arizona Dimondbacks games are between $11 and $200. Getting tickets to the games are rather easy except for the games between the Tokyo Giants and the Hanshin Tigers. There are some sites that will purchase the tickets ahead of time like Japanball.com for a huge fee ($59), I would personally skip it.
Now beer purchased in the stadium is about the same roughly $10, but in Japan you can bring in your own beer. Yes that is correct you can bring in your own beer the only stipulation is that they have to pour it into a cup for you, free.
The only savings that you can get here is bringing in your own beverages. But the atmosphere is an event, even regular season games are like playoff games here in the states.

TG

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