One more indication of the internationalization of sports in America is the increasing number of professional Asian baseball players now playing in the U.S. Major leagues. A recent article by Forbes magazine lists 24 current Asian baseball players in America. 17 from Japan. 3 from Korea. 4 from Taiwan.

American professional soccer, hockey, basketball and baseball leagues have a large number of foreign players. American football does not yet have many foreign born players. The list of professional Asian baseball players in America:

12 Pitchers:
Daisuke Matsuzaka - Boston Red Sox
Hideki Okajima - Boston Red Sox
Hiroki Kuroda - Los Angeles Dodgers
Takashi Saito - Los Angeles Dodgers
Masahide Kobayashi - Cleveland Indians
Kazuo Fukumori - Texas Rangers
Yasuhiko Yabuta - Kansas City Royals
Kei Igawa - New York Yankees
Cha Seung Baek - Seattle Mariners
Jae Kuk Ryu - Tampa Bay Rays
Hong-Chih Kuo - Los Angeles Dodgers
Chien-Ming Wang - New York Yankees

1 Catcher:
Kenji Johjima - Seattle Mariners

6 Outfielders:
Kosuke Fukudome - Chicago Cubs
Dave Roberts - San Francisco Giants
Ichiro Suzuki - Seattle Mariners
So Taguchi - Philadelphia Phillies
Hideki Matsui - New York Yankees
Shin-Soo Choo - Cleveland Indians

5 Infielders:
Tadahito Iguchi - San Diego Padres
Akinori Iwamura - Tampa Bay Rays
Kazuo Matsui - Houston Astros
Chin-lung Hu - Los Angeles Dodgers
Yung Chi Chen - Seattle Mariners