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This time, we'll delve into the surprisingly little-known world of amateur baseball!
What is a corporate baseball team? What are the players' salaries like? How much do the operating costs amount to?
Explained by Takashi Kobayashi, former director of the SoftBank Hawks and a leading expert in the professional baseball business!

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▼Moneyball has been published as a book!
"The Real Story of Professional Baseball and Money: Professor Takashi Kobayashi's 'Moneyball' Course"

Where do teams make money, and how do they spend it?

A former professional baseball player and former director of the SB Hawks, a graduate of the University of Tokyo,
uncovers the ins and outs of the professional baseball business!

"What goes on behind the scenes during contract renewal negotiations?"
"How are game ticket prices determined?"
"Why have the number of interleague games decreased?"...and many other secrets that only an author with experience on both the player and front office sides could write.

Purchase page: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0HB9HNR2W

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＼Kobayashi Itaru's Moneyball #151／
0:26 Is the number of teams recovering?

2:10 Amateur baseball is an "investment"
3:51 Players' company work situations
4:50 What are the allowances other than salary?
5:37 What is the team's annual operating cost?
7:35 Amateur players are acquired as immediate contributors
8:25 Amateur players on the SoftBank Hawks
9:51 Amateur players are less likely to falter
10:42 Which is stronger: NPB minor league or amateur teams?
11:49 Reasons for acquiring NPB players
13:31 The position of amateur baseball

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▼Books
Co-authored "The Future of Sports Governance" (Sobun Kikaku, 2020)
Authored "The Economics of Sports: Revised Edition" (PHP Institute, 2019)
Paper "Diversity Strategy in the Professional Baseball Business" (PHP Institute, 2019)
Paper "The Future of Sports Betting" (The Future of Sports Business 2021-2030, Nikkei BP, 2020)

▼Profile
Itaru Kobayashi
X (Former Twitter): https://x.com/itaru63

【Biography】
Born in 1968.
In 1992, he was drafted 8th overall by the Chiba Lotte Marines and joined the team.
He became the third (at the time) professional baseball player to graduate from the University of Tokyo.
After leaving the team, he lived in the United States for 7 years from 1994.
He obtained a Master's degree (MBA) from Columbia University.

Associate Professor at Edogawa University since 2002 (Professor from 2006 to 2020).

Also served concurrently as a director of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2005 to 2014.

Currently:
PhD (Sports Science)
Director of the University Sports Association (UNIVAS), President of the Japan Sports Management Interpreters Association
Professor at Obirin University

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