Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington. Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
All-Stars Robinson Cano, Adam Jones, Yasiel Puig and Albert Pujols lead the Major League roster that will travel to Japan in November for a five-game series against Samurai Japan, the country’s National Team, in All-Star Series 2014.
Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington, who led the Rangers to back-to-back American League pennants in 2010 and 2011, will manage the team.
In the 11th All-Star Series, and 36th MLB-Japanese exhibition dating back to 1908, a five-game schedule that follows a format established in 2006, will begin Nov. 11.
MLB’s 2006 roster included All-Stars Ryan Howard, John Lackey, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Jose Reyes, David Wright and Chase Utley and went 5-0 in the All-Star Series.
The schedule for the All-Star Series includes games in Osaka (Kyocera Dome), Tokyo (Tokyo Dome) and Sapporo (Sapporo Dome). Two exhibition games will complement the five-game series, with one game in Osaka (Koshien Stadium) and the other in Okinawa (Okinawa Cellular Stadium).
ALL-STAR SERIES 2014 SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Nov. 11th:
Exhibition Game vs. Hanshin Tigers/Yomiuri Giants at Koshien
Wednesday, Nov. 12th:
Game 1, at Kyocera Dome, Osaka
Thursday, Nov. 13th:
Travel Day
Friday, Nov. 14th:
Game 2, at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
Saturday, Nov. 15th:
Game 3, at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
Sunday, Nov. 16th:
Game 4, at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
Monday, Nov. 17th:
Travel Day
Tuesday, Nov. 18th:
Game 5, at Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Wednesday, Nov. 19th:
Travel Day
Thursday, Nov. 20th:
Exhibition Game vs Team Japan, Okinawa
