Yanks bring World Series trophy to Japan
February 1, 2010
TOKYO (AP)—The New York Yankees have brought their World Series trophy toTokyo for the first stop of a six-day tour of Asia.
A delegation of team officials, including team president Randy Levine andgeneral manager Brian Cashman, accompanied the trophy as it was displayed Mondayat the MLB Cafe in Tokyo.
The trophy was displayed along with the Yomiuri Giants’ Japan Series trophy.It travels to Beijing on Wednesday, the first time it will be displayed inChina. The trip ends in Hong Kong on Friday.
Major League Baseball has made an effort to build the game in Asia, recentlyestablishing its first development center in China.
