MashiIn the spring of 1964, the Nankai Hawks of Japans Pacific League sent nineteen year old Masanori Murakami to the Class A Fresno Giants to improve his skills. To nearly everyones surprise, Murakami, known as Mashi, dominated the American hitters. With the San Francisco Giants caught in a close pennant race and desperate for a left handed reliever, Masanori was called up to join the big league club, becoming the first Japanese player in the Major