Yakyu | Baseball Exhibit Will Celebrate Shared Culture of Baseball in Japan, U.S.

COOPERSTOWN—The multifaceted impact of the cultural exchange of baseball between Japan and the United States will be celebrated in a new exhibit opening at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum this summer.

“Yakyu | Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” will explore the longstanding exchange of teams and players in the more than 150 years since baseball was introduced to Japan. The exhibit, which is scheduled to open in July, will feature artifacts and stories about a game that became the most popular sport in Japan fewer than 50 years after the United States and Japan established diplomatic relations.

The exhibit is made possible by Guggenheim Partners, a global investment and advisory firm managing over $335 billion in assets, with additional support from Peter O’Malley, former Los Angeles Dodgers owner and son of Hall of Fame executive Walter O’Malley. The exhibit will be housed in the newly created Guggenheim Gallery.