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The '''1986 MLB Japan All-Star Series''', also known as the '''Super Major Series''', was the first edition of the [[MLB Japan All-Star Series]], a [[playoff format#Best-of formats|best-of-seven series]] between the [[all-star game|all-star]] teams from [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) and [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB), then-called All-Japan. 

MLB won the series by 6–1–0<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/japan_series/history.jsp?content=history_teams/|title=MLB Japan All-Star Series 1986-2004|work=MLB.com|accessdate=June 30, 2014}}</ref> and [[Tony Peña]] was named [[MLB Japan All-Star Series|MVP]]. The games were played in November 1986 after 19 months of negotiations between MLB and NPB; most of the MLB roster was drawn from the selections for the [[1986 MLB All-Star Game]], while the NPB chose Japanese players rather than Americans who played for Japanese teams.<ref name="SABR">{{cite web |last=Forr |first=James |date=November 30, 2023 |title=Baseball from Mars: The 1986 Super Major Series |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/baseball-from-mars-the-1986-super-major-series/ |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |accessdate=March 14, 2025}}</ref>

==Results==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Results by game<ref name="SABR"/>
|-
! Game !! Winning Team !! Score !! Losing Team !! Location
|-
|style="width: 2em; text-align:center"| 1
|style="width:15em; text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="width: 2em; text-align:center"| 6–3
|style="width:15em; text-align:center"| All-Japan
|style="width:10em; text-align:center"| [[Korakuen Stadium]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 2
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 9–2
|style="text-align:center"| All-Japan
|style="text-align:center"| [[Belluna Dome|Lions Stadium]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 3
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 3–0
|style="text-align:center"| All-Japan
|style="text-align:center"| Korakuen Stadium
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 4
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 13–3
|style="text-align:center"| All-Japan
|style="text-align:center"| [[Heiwadai Stadium]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 5
|style="text-align:center"| All-Japan
|style="text-align:center"| 6–4
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| [[Osaka Stadium]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 6
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 15–3
|style="text-align:center"| All-Japan
|style="text-align:center"| Korakuen Stadium
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 7
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 9–4
|style="text-align:center"| All-Japan
|style="text-align:center"| Korakuen Stadium
|}

==Rosters==
===MLB All-Stars roster===
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
'''Pitchers'''
*{{player|47|USA|[[Jack Morris]]}} <small>([[Detroit Tigers]])</small>
*{{player|33|USA|[[Mike Scott (baseball)|Mike Scott]]}} <small>([[Houston Astros]])</small>
*{{player|49|MEX|[[Teddy Higuera]]}} <small>([[Milwaukee Brewers]])</small>
*{{player|39|USA|[[Mike Witt]]}} <small>([[Los Angeles Angels|California Angels]])</small>
*{{player|29|USA|[[Rick Rhoden]]}} <small>([[Pittsburgh Pirates]])</small>
*{{player|41|USA|[[Jeff Reardon]]}} <small>([[Montreal Expos]])</small>
*{{player|21|PUR|[[Willie Hernández]]}} <small>(Detroit Tigers)</small>
*{{player|31|USA|[[John Franco]]}} <small>([[Cincinnati Reds]])</small>
*{{player|27|USA|[[Greg A. Harris|Greg Harris]]}} <small>([[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]])</small>
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
'''Catchers'''
*{{player|06|DOM|[[Tony Peña]]}} <small>(Pittsburgh Pirates)</small>
*{{player|10|USA|[[Rich Gedman]]}} <small>([[Boston Red Sox]])</small>
'''Infielders'''
*{{player|21|USA|[[Wally Joyner]]}} <small>(California Angels)</small>
*{{player|27|USA|[[Glenn Davis (baseball)|Glenn Davis]]}} <small>(Houston Astros)</small>
*{{player|23|USA|[[Ryne Sandberg]]}} <small>([[Chicago Cubs]])</small>
*{{player|01|USA|[[Ozzie Smith]]}} <small>([[St. Louis Cardinals]])</small>
*{{player|08|USA|[[Cal Ripken Jr.]]}} <small>([[Baltimore Orioles]])</small>
*{{player|26|USA|[[Brook Jacoby]]}} <small>([[Cleveland Indians]])</small>
*{{player|20|USA|[[Frank White (baseball)|Frank White]]}} <small>([[Kansas City Royals]])</small>
*{{player|25|USA|[[Buddy Bell]]}} <small>(Cincinnati Reds)</small>
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
'''Oufielders'''
*{{player|19|USA|[[Tony Gwynn]]}} <small>([[San Diego Padres]])</small>
*{{player|03|USA|[[Dale Murphy]]}} <small>([[Atlanta Braves]])</small>
*{{player|29|USA|[[Jesse Barfield]]}} <small>([[Toronto Blue Jays]])</small>
*{{player|33|CUB|[[Jose Canseco]]}} <small>([[Oakland Athletics]])</small>
*{{player|09|USA|[[Von Hayes]]}} <small>([[Philadelphia Phillies]])</small>
'''Coaching Staff'''
*{{player|05|USA|[[Davey Johnson]]}} <small>([[New York Mets]])</small>
*{{player|02|USA|[[Bobby Valentine]]}} <small>(Texas Rangers)</small>
*{{player|30|USA|[[Mel Stottlemyre]]}} <small>(New York Mets)</small>
|}

===NPB All-Stars (All-Japan) roster===
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==References==
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