2002 MLB Japan All-Star Series explained

The 2002 MLB Japan All-Star Series was the eighth edition of the championship, a best-of-eight series between the All-Star teams from Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

MLB won the series by 5–3–0^[1] and Torii Hunter was named MVP.

Results

Championship

Game	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	Location
1	MLB All-Stars	8-1	NPB Giants	Tokyo Dome
2	NPB All-Stars	8-4	MLB All-Stars	Tokyo Dome
3	NPB All-Stars	8-2	MLB All-Stars	Fukuoka Dome
4	NPB All-Stars	8-6	MLB All-Stars	Osaka Dome
5	MLB All-Stars	6-5	NPB All-Stars	Sapporo Dome
6	MLB All-Stars	4-0	NPB All-Stars	Tokyo Dome
7	MLB All-Stars	12-7	NPB All-Stars	Tokyo Dome
8	MLB All-Stars	4-2	NPB All-Stars	Tokyo Dome

Rosters

MLB All-Stars roster

Pitchers (Arizona Diamondbacks) (Chicago White Sox) (Montreal Expos) (Arizona Diamondbacks) (Los Angeles Dodgers) (San Diego Padres) (Baltimore Orioles) (Montreal Expos) (Florida Marlins) (Minnesota Twins) (Anaheim Angels) (Philadelphia Phillies)

Catchers (Los Angeles Dodgers) (Minnesota Twins) Infielders (New York Mets) (Oakland Athletics) (Anaheim Angels) (New York Yankees) (Toronto Blue Jays) (Florida Marlins) (Philadelphia Phillies) (Arizona Diamondbacks)

Oufielders (San Francisco Giants) (Philadelphia Phillies) (Minnesota Twins) (Minnesota Twins) (Seattle Mariners) (New York Yankees) Coaching Staff (New York Mets) (Colorado Rockies) (Texas Rangers) (Oakland Athletics)

NPB All-Stars roster

Pitchers (Seibu Lions) (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) (Hanshin Tigers) (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) (Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes) (Chunichi Dragons) (Chiba Lotte Marines) (Seibu Lions) (Seibu Lions) (Hiroshima Toyo Carp) (Yomiuri Giants)

Catchers (Yomiuri Giants) (Chiba Lotte Marines) (Chunichi Dragons) Infielders (Seibu Lions) (Hanshin Tigers) (Yokohama BayStars) (Tokyo Yakult Swallows) (Fukuoka Daiei Hawks) (Seibu Lions) (Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes) (Nippon-Ham Fighters)

Outfielders (Chunichi Dragons) (Yomiuri Giants) (Yomiuri Giants) (Orix Bluewave) (Seibu Lions) Coaching Staff (Yomiuri Giants) (Seibu Lions)

Notes and References

1. Web site: MLB Japan All-Star Series 1986-2004. MLB.com. June 30, 2014.