# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Robert K. Fitts, IN THE JAPANESE BALLPARK
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Behind the Scenes of Nippon Professional BaseballAbout this EventFREE. Registration Requested.Baseball is the national pastime of both the United States and Japan, but the two countries approach and play the game differently both on the field and away from it.To shed light on these differences and help fans gain a greater appreciation for Nippon Professional Baseball, Robert K. Fitts turns to the true experts, the people who play, oversee, promote, and watch the game, to find out what makes Japanese baseball special. In the Japanese Ballpark features engaging interviews with twenty-six baseball personalities to provide a behind-the-scenes look at the game.Robert K. Fitts is a curatorial consultant for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and a baseball historian. He is the author of eleven books of Japanese baseball, including Issei Baseball: The Story of the First Japanese American Ballplayers (Nebraska, 2020), Banzai Babe Ruth: Baseball, Espionage, and Assassination during the 1934 Tour of Japan (Nebraska, 2013), and Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer (Nebraska, 2015), and is the coeditor of Nichibei Yakyu: U.S. Tours of Japan, volumes I and II.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rhinebeck/robert-k-fitts-in-the-japanese-ballpark/100001924035856039
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Rhinebeck
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Oblong Books [Rhinebeck]
- **lat**: 41.9278025
- **long**: -73.9120231
- **full address**: Oblong Books [Rhinebeck], 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Robert K. Fitts, IN THE JAPANESE BALLPARK being held?
  - **A:** Robert K. Fitts, IN THE JAPANESE BALLPARK takes place on Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 24 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Oblong Books [Rhinebeck], 6422 Montgomery Street, Rhinebeck, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Robert K. Fitts, IN THE JAPANESE BALLPARK?
  - **A:** Robert K. Fitts, IN THE JAPANESE BALLPARK is organized by Oblong Books.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Robert K. Fitts, IN THE JAPANESE BALLPARK is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Rhinebeck, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Robert K. Fitts, IN THE JAPANESE BALLPARK sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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