{"id":8540,"date":"2018-06-13T15:15:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T20:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/lakeshore-chinooks\/?p=8540"},"modified":"2018-06-14T14:12:44","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T19:12:44","slug":"takahiro-yamadas-quest-from-japan-to-the-major-leagues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/lakeshore-chinooks\/2018\/06\/13\/takahiro-yamadas-quest-from-japan-to-the-major-leagues\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinooks Featured: Takahiro Yamada"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Nathan DeSutter<\/p>\n

VIDEO STORY<\/a><\/p>\n

Snap! As seven-year-old Takahiro Yamada plummeted from the structure he climbed to get a better view of some fireworks, the piercing sound he heard erupt from his arm\u2014and gruesome sight of a radius bone now split in two\u2014affirmed the obvious. <\/span><\/p>\n

A broken arm isn’t always the worst news for a little kid\u2014a tough look on the playground, extra ice cream, and a cool, neon cast for classmates to sign\u2014but what he didn’t know at the time, a decade later, this seemingly routine break would force him to make the toughest decision of his life in order to chase down a dream. <\/span><\/p>\n

After a few months, in an effort to strengthen his now slightly shrunken arm, Yamada picked up baseball. It was a brand new activity for his family, neither his mom nor dad had any experience on the diamond, and, at first, he wasn’t really interested. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not that I wanted to play,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was my rehab. That\u2019s why I started.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But during his first practice, as he attempting to swing off a tee with one hand and fielded ground balls without throwing, he felt a connection to the sport. Even after he got healthy, he kept coming back. <\/span><\/p>\n

Seven years later, Yamada, an eighth grader and blooming baseball star in the prefecture of Aichi, Japan, received news that far surpassed the pain of a broken arm. His family was moving. Again.<\/span><\/p>\n

Two years prior, they\u2019d uprooted their lives in Hiroshima, where Yamada had spent almost all of his childhood, and headed back to Nagoya, where he was born. <\/span><\/p>\n

But instead of a six-hour, 300 mile trip across the island like last time, his dad\u2019s new job was 6,500 miles away, smack dab in the middle of Indiana. <\/span><\/p>\n

Cows, cornfields and tractors, Yamada\u2019s rural Columbus, Indiana home was an\u00a0extreme change of pace from his suburban residence in Nagoya.<\/span><\/p>\n

But more pressing than the concern of adjusting to midwest culture, Yamada had to learn English.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t speak English at all,\u201d Yamada said. \u201cI couldn’t communicate with people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He knew a few words here and there, similar to how an American might know a couple of words in Japanese, but nothing substantial. And that made for some difficult first encounters with his new classmates. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThey tried to talk to me, but I fully didn’t understand what they were saying,\u201d he said. Most conversations involved Yamada smiling, nodding and offering a well-intentioned \u2018yes\u2019 in an attempt to fill the conversational void. Though, he said it normally ended with a long, awkward pause. <\/span><\/p>\n

But language was far from the only hurdle, Nagoya and Columbus presented two extremely different styles of living. <\/span><\/p>\n

Nagoya is a city of 2.2 million\u2014which would qualify as the fourth largest in the United States\u2014and has a population density of 18,000 per square mile, which trails only New York City in terms of major U.S. cities. <\/span><\/p>\n

Columbus has 46,000 and a density of 1,700 per square mile. The cities demographics, per the 2010 census, 87 percent white, 5.6 percent Asian. <\/span><\/p>\n

Despite the drastic differences and seemingly impossible hurdles to overcome, Yamada said he was actually surprised by his peers in Indiana. Everyone was much friendlier than he expected.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI thought they were gonna be just like, \u201cOh, this kid is from Japan.\u00a0 <\/span>I don’t know who this is, I\u2019m not gonna acknowledge him,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cBut it wasn’t like that, people were asking me questions. I was surprised.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Another surprise, American baseball culture. <\/span><\/p>\n

Yamada joined signed up for baseball right away, but when he received the practice schedule and arrived for his first day, everything was a bit more lenient. <\/span><\/p>\n

Whereas young Americans are used to two or three-hour practices throughout the week, followed by out of town tournaments on the weekend, Japanese practices are up to 12 hours long, feature strict coaching, and don\u2019t contain the word fun. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c(In Japan) you\u2019d wake up at 7 a.m., eat breakfast then drive to the field,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019d drag the field when we arrived at practice. Then, we\u2019d stretch for 45 minutes, run, do base running for 30 min, take infield and BP. Then, we\u2019d have lunchtime for an hour.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After lunch, the afternoon was filled with more communication, fly ball, and baserunning drills until sundown. That was every Saturday and Sunday. Luckily, his Wednesday and Friday practices were only a measly six hours. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t really have fun,\u201d Yamada said. \u201cWinning is fun. Being on the field is not fun. Trying to win is the fun part.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But the differences didn’t matter to Yamada, it was still baseball. As long as he had a bat, glove and a place to play, he was just fine. He\u2019d decided long ago that he was going to be a professional baseball player, and nothing was going to stop him. <\/span><\/p>\n

Plus, he soon discovered he enjoyed the new approach to baseball, and the more free-swinging style not as focused on small ball. <\/span><\/p>\n

His involvement also slowly helped him learn slowly pick up some English, though he later learned that the baseball slang used by his teammates and coaches isn’t always the cleanest. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPeople would come up to me and say,\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cSay this and say that,\u201d he said. \u201cit\u2019s kind of how I learned.\u00a0 <\/span>On the field, then ESL (English as a Second Language courses) were my biggest helpers in learning English.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Initially, Yamada\u2019s family only planned on staying in the states for three years, and Takahiro would\u2019ve been back in Japan by his Junior year. But his dad, working as an engineer in a rotational position, had his time commitment extended to five years.<\/span><\/p>\n

That was alright with Yamada, he\u2019d found his groove in the states, and collegiate baseball coaches had found him as well. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cProbably my sophomore year in high school, schools were talking to me and contacting me for my information,\u201d he said. \u201cI was thinking I could go somewhere and play.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And as he continued to bring home accolades at Columbus East High school\u2014first team all-state, all-district, all-conference and Team MVP\u2014the offers came in. <\/span><\/p>\n

But with the growing reality of playing collegiate baseball, another reality was slowly approaching.<\/span><\/p>\n

His father\u2019s five-year work commitment in the United States was coming to an end, and this time, there was no extension. <\/span><\/p>\n

Before the possibility of college baseball, the decision was a no-brainer. He was going to return to Japan with his family, but Yamada knew the best chance of obtaining his life-long goal of professional baseball lied in the states. <\/span><\/p>\n

So, he said good-bye to his family and headed off the University of Dayton. Alone. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was definitely sad. I\u2019m wasn’t going to get to see them a lot. Maybe once a year,\u201d he said.\u201dBut I had to be on top of everything and grow up as a person and as a kid. It made me grow up more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

His freshman year at Dayton proved more challenging than anticipated, both in school and on the diamond. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAcademic was tough,\u201d he said.\u201d I was in ESL (in high school) so I got a little bit of help. But when I was in college, I had to do all of that stuff by myself. That was the biggest challenge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For the Flyers, he hit .200 with one extra-base hit in just 60 at-bats. <\/span><\/p>\n

But Yamada isn\u2019t the type to fold in the face of adversity. At this point in his life, he\u2019s used to things not going according to plan. His sophomore year, he bounced back to the tune of a .291 average over 158 at-bats while adding 4 doubles, 3 home runs, 23 RBI and 93 percent fielding percentage. <\/span><\/p>\n

And this summer with the Lakeshore Chinooks he picked up right where he left off, hitting .286 through his first 28 at-bats.
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\nLike everyone else on the Chinooks roster, Yamada plays the game with the ultimate goal of reaching the big leagues. But his daily grind at the park has another purpose. It reminds him of his family, and the sacrifices both he and his parents have made.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBaseball helps keep me close to (my dad),\u201d he said. \u201cHe learned baseball as I was playing. He coached me through middle school. So I look up to him.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Yamada\u2019s parents are attempting to come to a game this summer, but they aren’t sure if it will be possible. All both sides can do is hope it works out. So, for now, they\u2019ll watch from 6,000 miles away as their son chases his dream. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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