Rob Fitts
Rob Fitts (1965 – ) is the author of numerous articles and 10 books on Japanese baseball and Japanese baseball cards. An award-winning author and speaker, he is the founder of SABR’s Asian Baseball Committee and a recipient of the society’s Seymour Medal; Doug Pappas Award; two McFarland-SABR Baseball Research Awards; and three Sporting News-SABR Baseball Research Awards. A former archaeologist with a Ph.d from Brown University, he left academics behind to follow his passion for Japanese baseball. While living in Tokyo in 1993-94, Fitts began collecting Japanese baseball cards and he is now recognized as one of the leading experts in the field. More information on Rob’s work is available at RobFitts.com.
Related links:
- Read Rob’s introduction to SABR’s two-volume book series, Nichibei Yakyu: US Tours of Japan
- Read “Babe Ruth and Eiji Sawamura,” selected for inclusion in SABR 50 at 50: The Society for American Baseball Research’s Fifty Most Essential Contributions to the Game
- Rob Fitts’ Banzai Babe Ruth was selected as the recipient of the 2013 SABR Seymour Medal
- Listen to SABRcast Episode #68 with Rob Fitts
- Find more of Rob’s published articles at SABR.org