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Philly – You missed my many explanations regarding Japanese players disliking the Red Sox.

Despite pursuing numerous Japanese players in free agency the past several years, often making them a top priority, not only did the Red Sox not even come close to signing any of them but they often weren’t even granted in-person meetings during the team selection process. Flights from NYC to Boston are only about 80 minutes, and yet Japanese players visiting NYC teams didn’t bother to visit the Red Sox.

The common perception is the Red Sox do not treat players with respect, especially Japanese players. Many have pointed to Yoshida being disrespected by the Red Sox, not being allowed to play the field and being used sparingly when he was healthy enough to at least hit.

Of course the Red Sox have earned their reputation with all players, not just Japanese ones. They had three homegrown longtime stars on the team, Mookie & Xander & Raffy, and they got rid of all of them within 5 years. All disrespected, with Mookie & Xander receiving lowball offers and Raffy getting traded less than 2 years into a 10-year extension. All were badmouthed after they were gone, which has been a common theme with the organization.

Here’s some examples of the Red Sox being essentially ignored by Japanese players:

“The Boston Red Sox were not among the teams invited to meet in-person with Japanese right-hander Roki Sasaki, according to a report.. Sasaki is known to have met in-person with the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees.”

“While the Red Sox are still technically in on free agent Japanese phenom pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto their chances appear to be on life support. Over the weekend, Yamamoto had second meetings in New York with the Mets and Yankees but did not schedule a stop in Boston.”

“During his free agency period, pitcher Kodai Senga did not visit the Boston Red Sox organization, though they had expressed interest and contact with his representatives. Reports indicated that Senga visited the Mets, Padres, Giants, and Rangers organizations”