title: 1998 MLB Japan All-Star Series
text: # 1998 MLB Japan All-Star Series
  
  The 1998 MLB Japan All-Star Series was the sixth edition of the championship, a best-of-eight series between the All-Star teams from Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), then-called All-Japan.
  
  MLB won the series by 6–2–0 and Sammy Sosa was named MVP.
  
  This is the first - and as of 2014, the only series that was solely held at the Tokyo Dome
  
  ## Results
  
  Championship
  
  | Game | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
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  | 1 | MLB All-Stars | 04-01 | All-Japan | Tokyo Dome |
  | 2 | MLB All-Stars | 08-01 | All-Japan | Tokyo Dome |
  | 3 | MLB All-Stars | 10-07 | All-Japan | Tokyo Dome |
  | 4 | All-Japan | 06-02 | MLB All-Stars | Tokyo Dome |
  | 5 | All-Japan | 01-00 | MLB All-Stars | Tokyo Dome |
  | 6 | MLB All-Stars | 02-00 | All-Japan | Tokyo Dome |
  | 7 | MLB All-Stars | 09-00 | All-Japan | Tokyo Dome |
  | 8 | MLB All-Stars | 09-08 | All-Japan | Tokyo Dome |
  
  ## Rosters
  
  ### MLB All-Stars roster
  
  | Pitchers 32 Rick Helling - (Texas Rangers) 22 Al Leiter - (New York Mets) 34 Kevin Millwood - (Atlanta Braves) 50 Jamie Moyer - (Seattle Mariners) 40 Brett Tomko - (Cincinnati Reds) 38 Curt Schilling - (Philadelphia Phillies) 36 Tom Gordon - (Boston Red Sox) 51 Trevor Hoffman - (San Diego Padres) 42 Mike Jackson - (Cleveland Indians) 19 Dan Plesac - (Toronto Blue Jays) 41 Ugueth Urbina - (Montreal Expos) 13 Billy Wagner - (Houston Astros) | Catchers 18 Jason Kendall - (Pittsburgh Pirates) 08 Javy López - (Atlanta Braves) Infielders 16 Jason Giambi - (Oakland Athletics) 25 Carlos Delgado - (Toronto Blue Jays) 09 Damion Easley - (Detroit Tigers) 01 Fernando Viña - (Milwaukee Brewers) 05 Nomar Garciaparra - (Boston Red Sox) 10 Rey Ordóñez - (New York Mets) 09 Vinny Castilla - (Colorado Rockies) 17 B.J. Surhoff - (Baltimore Orioles) | Oufielders 21 Sammy Sosa - (Chicago Cubs) 24 Manny Ramirez - (Cleveland Indians) 23 Greg Vaughn - (San Diego Padres) 25 Andruw Jones - (Atlanta Braves) 22 Devon White - (Arizona Diamondbacks) 16 Garret Anderson - (Anaheim Angels) Coaching Staff 30 Mike Hargrove - (Cleveland Indians) 25 Rich Dauer - (Kansas City Royals) 54 Leo Mazzone - (Atlanta Braves) 04 Cookie Rojas - (New York Mets) |
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