Baseball’s all-time home run king was in Taiwan recently to receive an award for his contributions to the sport and for fostering friendship between Japanese and Taiwanese people. Sadaharu Oh, who belted 868 homers in 22 Japanese seasons with the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, stepped down as manager of the Softbank Hawks following last season after a bout with stomach cancer. He plans to spend his retirement promoting baseball among Asian youths.
While in Taipei, Oh received the Order of the Brilliant Star from Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou, followed by a luncheon at the Presidential Office. Oh also visited longtime friend Wu Po-hsiung, who chairs Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang Party. The son of a Chinese father and Japanese mother, Oh plans to visit the island nation again in May.
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