The 2006 MLB Japan All-Star Series was the tenth edition of the championship, a best-of-five series between the All-Star teams from Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). After the 2006 championship, the series became defunct. [1]
MLB won the series by 5–0–0 [2] and Ryan Howard was named MVP.
Championship
Game | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location |
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1 | MLB All-Stars | 03-02 | NPB All-Stars | Tokyo Dome |
2 | MLB All-Stars | 08-06 | NPB All-Stars | Tokyo Dome |
3 | MLB All-Stars | 11-04 | NPB All-Stars | Tokyo Dome |
4 | MLB All-Stars | 07-02 | NPB All-Stars | Osaka Dome |
5 | MLB All-Stars | 05-03 | NPB All-Stars | Fukuoka Dome |
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