BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 10: Koji Uehara #19 of the Boston Red Sox pitches in the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians during game three of the American League Divison Series at Fenway Park on October 10, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Koji Uehara saves the 2013 season for the Red Sox
In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry used audacity and the threat of warfare to open up the Japanese markets to the West or specifically the United States. The Japanese baseball market has opened significantly with the threat of dollars. Money certainly talks with Japanese teams receiving compensation for departed players.