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The '''2004 [[MLB Japan All-Star Series]]''' was the ninth edition of the championship, a [[playoff format#Best-of formats|best-of-eight series]] between the [[all-star game|All-Star]] teams from [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) and [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB).

MLB won the series by 5–3–0<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 [[Vernon Wells (baseball)|Vernon Wells]] was named [[MLB Japan All-Star Series|MVP]].

==Results==
'''Championship'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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"| 07-02
|style="width:15em; text-align:center"| NPB All-Stars
|style="width:10em; text-align:center"| [[Tokyo Dome]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 2
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 05-03
|style="text-align:center"| NPB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| Tokyo Dome
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 3
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 07-03
|style="text-align:center"| NPB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| Tokyo Dome
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 4
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 07-02
|style="text-align:center"| NPB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| [[Fukuoka Dome]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 5
|style="text-align:center"| NPB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 03-01
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| [[Osaka Dome]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 6
|style="text-align:center"| NPB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 05-01
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| [[Sapporo Dome]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 7
|style="text-align:center"| NPB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 03-02
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| [[Nagoya Dome]]
|-
|style="text-align:center"| 8
|style="text-align:center"| MLB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| 05-00
|style="text-align:center"| NPB All-Stars
|style="text-align:center"| Tokyo Dome
|}

== Rosters ==
===MLB All-Stars roster===
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
'''Pitchers'''
*{{player|40|PUR|[[Kiko Calero]]}} <small>([[St. Louis Cardinals]])</small>
*{{player|22|USA|[[Roger Clemens]]}} <small>([[Houston Astros]])</small> 
*{{player|17|JPN|[[Kazuhisa Ishii]]}} <small>([[Los Angeles Dodgers]])</small>
*{{player|56|USA|[[Ray King (baseball)|Ray King]]}} <small>(St. Louis Cardinals)</small>
*{{player|38|USA|[[Scott Linebrink]]}} <small>([[San Diego Padres]])</small>
*{{player|49|USA|[[Kyle Lohse]]}} <small>([[Minnesota Twins]])</small>
*{{player|21|USA|[[Jason Marquis]]}} <small>(St. Louis Cardinals)</small>
*{{player|16|JPN|[[Akinori Otsuka]]}} <small>(San Diego Padres)</small>
*{{player|44|USA|[[Jake Peavy]]}} <small>(San Diego Padres)</small>
*{{player|18|USA|[[Mark Redman]]}} <small>([[Oakland Athletics]])</small>
*{{player|37|USA|[[Chris Reitsma]]}} <small>([[Atlanta Braves]])</small>
*{{player|57|VEN|[[Francisco Rodriguez (Venezuelan pitcher)|Francisco Rodriguez]]}} <small>([[Los Angeles Angels|Anaheim Angels]])</small>
*{{player|62|USA|[[Scot Shields]]}} <small>(Anaheim Angels)</small>
*{{player|35|USA|[[Dontrelle Willis]]}} <small>([[Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins]])</small>
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
'''Catchers'''
*{{player|23|USA|[[Johnny Estrada]]}} <small>(Atlanta Braves)</small>
*{{player|41|VEN|[[Victor Martinez (baseball)|Victor Martinez]]}} <small>([[Cleveland Indians]])</small>
'''Infielders'''
*{{player|09|USA|[[Hank Blalock]]}} <small>([[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]])</small>
*{{player|13|PUR|[[Alex Cora]]}} <small>(Los Angeles Dodgers)</small>
*{{player|22|USA|[[Marcus Giles]]}} <small>(Atlanta Braves)</small>
*{{player|34|DOM|[[David Ortiz]]}} <small>([[Boston Red Sox]])</small>
*{{player|02|USA|[[Jack Wilson (infielder)|Jack Wilson]]}} <small>([[Pittsburgh Pirates]])</small>
*{{player|10|USA|[[Michael Young (baseball)|Michael Young]]}} <small>(Texas Rangers)</small>
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
'''Oufielders'''
*{{player|18|USA|[[Moisés Alou]]}} <small>([[Chicago Cubs]])</small>
*{{player|24|VEN|[[Miguel Cabrera]]}} <small>(Florida Marlins)</small>
*{{player|13|USA|[[Carl Crawford]]}} <small>([[Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Devil Rays]])</small>
*{{player|24|DOM|[[Manny Ramirez]]}} <small>(Boston Red Sox)</small>
*{{player|10|USA|[[Vernon Wells (baseball)|Vernon Wells]]}} <small>([[Toronto Blue Jays]])</small>
*{{player|06|USA|[[Brad Wilkerson]]}} <small>([[Montreal Expos]])</small>
'''Coaching Staff'''
*{{player|15|USA|[[Bruce Bochy]]}} <small>(San Diego Padres)</small>
*{{player|48|USA|[[Jim Colborn]]}} <small>(Los Angeles Dodgers)</small>
*{{player|39|USA|[[Pat Corrales]]}} <small>(Atlanta Braves)</small>
*{{player|28|USA|[[Bill Robinson (outfielder)|Bill Robinson]]}} <small>(Florida Marlins)</small>
|}

===NPB All-Stars roster===
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
'''Pitchers'''
*{{player|18|JPN|[[Nagisa Arakaki]]}} <small>([[Fukuoka Daiei Hawks]])</small>
*{{player|53|JPN|[[Ryota Igarashi]]}} <small>([[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]])</small>
*{{player|29|JPN|[[Kei Igawa]]}} <small>([[Hanshin Tigers]])</small>
*{{player|61|JPN|[[Hirotoshi Ishii]]}} <small>(Tokyo Yakult Swallows)</small>
*{{player|17|JPN|[[Takeharu Kato]]}} <small>([[Yokohama BayStars]])</small>
*{{player|41|JPN|[[Hiroyuki Kobayashi (baseball)|Hiroyuki Kobayashi]]}} <small>([[Chiba Lotte Marines]])</small>
*{{player|18|JPN|[[Daisuke Matsuzaka]]}} <small>([[Seibu Lions]])</small>
*{{player|57|JPN|[[Koji Mise]]}} <small>(Fukuoka Daiei Hawks)</small>
*{{player|21|JPN|[[Hisashi Iwakuma]]}} <small>([[Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes]])</small>
*{{player|19|JPN|[[Koji Uehara]]}} <small>([[Yomiuri Giants]])</small>
*{{player|31|JPN|[[Shunsuke Watanabe]]}} <small>(Chiba Lotte Marines)</small>
*{{player|18|JPN|[[Kazuo Yamaguchi (baseball)|Kazuo Yamaguchi]]}} <small>([[Orix BlueWave]])</small>
*{{player|99|JPN|[[Yukiya Yokoyama]]}} <small>([[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]])</small>
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
'''Catchers'''
*{{player|10|JPN|[[Shinnosuke Abe]]}} <small>(Yomiuri Giants)</small>
*{{player|27|JPN|[[Atsuya Furuta]]}} <small>(Tokyo Yakult Swallows)</small>
*{{player|02|JPN|[[Kenji Johjima]]}} <small>(Fukuoka Daiei Hawks)</small>
'''Infielders'''
*{{player|09|JPN|[[Kazuya Fukuura]]}} <small>(Chiba Lotte Marines)</small>
*{{player|06|JPN|[[Hirokazu Ibata]]}} <small>([[Chunichi Dragons]])</small>
*{{player|07|JPN|[[Makoto Imaoka]]}} <small>([[Hanshin Tigers]])</small>
*{{player|01|JPN|[[Akinori Iwamura]]}} <small>(Tokyo Yakult Swallows)</small>
*{{player|03|JPN|[[Hiroyuki Nakajima]]}} <small>(Seibu Lions)</small>
*{{player|08|JPN|[[Toshihisa Nishi]]}} <small>(Yomiuri Giants)</small>
*{{player|02|JPN|[[Michihiro Ogasawara]]}} <small>(Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters)</small>
|width="50"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
'''Outfielders'''
*{{player|53|JPN|[[Norihiro Akahoshi]]}} <small>(Hanshin Tigers)</small>
*{{player|26|JPN|[[Takahiro Saeki]]}} <small>(Yokohama BayStars)</small>
*{{player|55|JPN|[[Shigenobu Shima]]}} <small>([[Hiroshima Toyo Carp]])</small>
*{{player|08|JPN|[[Hitoshi Tamura]]}} <small>(Yokohama BayStars)</small>
*{{player|05|JPN|[[Kazuhiro Wada]]}} <small>(Seibu Lions)</small>
'''Coaching Staff'''
*{{player|80|JPN|[[Sadaharu Oh]]}} <small>(Fukuoka Daiei Hawks)</small>
*{{player|87|JPN|[[Takao Obana]]}} <small>(Fukuoka Daiei Hawks)</small>
*{{player|69|JPN|[[Hiromasa Arai]]}} <small>(Fukuoka Daiei Hawks)</small>
|}

==References==
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