fitts1951Mar 17, 20217 minThe First Japanese American Battery Included a Future Hollywood Actor and a PhilanthropistWhile researching my latest book, The Pioneers of Japanese American Baseball, I uncovered this intriguing story. Bigotry towards Japanese...
fitts1951Feb 15, 20217 minHow a Native American Star Began his Career as a JapaneseWilliam Watkins aka Naga aka Big Chief Harry Saisho had a problem. He wanted to transform his Los Angeles-based Japanese Base Ball...
fitts1951Feb 15, 20211 min1934 All American Tour RosterI'm often asked if I know the uniform numbers of the 1934 All American team that toured the Far East so I decided to post them here. 1...
fitts1951Feb 15, 20211 minScapegoat! How the first Japanese professional ball player was framed as a spy.Presented at the 2020 Virtual SABR Conference, this 16 minutes powerpoint video tells the story of how Tetsusaburo "Tom" Uyeda played on...