Sponsored Content SportsEngine, a brand from NBC Sports Next is the leading provider of Sport Relationship Management (SRM) software, empowering athletes, parents, coaches, and sports organization administrators with tools and services to manage their organizations and sports lives. Read SportsEngine stories First Japanese Player in Major League Baseball May 23, 2021 | 0 minutes, 28 seconds read On this day, in 1964 Masanori Murakami was the first Japanese player to play for a Major League Baseball team, the San Francisco Giants, he was sent over to the USA by the Nankai Hawks. September 1, 1964 Sport: Baseball Trivia sports in this article Baseball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine