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Minor League Arc
Minor League Arc
Kanji マイナーリーグ編
Rōmanji Mainārīgu-hen
Manga
Volumes 8
Chapters 65
  • 435. America
  • 436. Challenger
  • 437. Tryout
  • 438. It Must Be a Knothole
  • 439. Bolton
  • 440. The Results of The Tryout...
  • 441. Color Doesn't Matter
  • 442. Humiliating Handicap
  • 443. Road to Major
  • 444. Dream
  • 445. Just Try Your Best
  • 446. We Can Do It!
  • 447. First Guest to Arrive
  • 448. Salmons' Ace
  • 449. This Is The Majors
  • 450. Spoiled Brat!
  • 451. A Guide On The Path to The Majors
  • 452. Triple a Cougars
  • 453. Pinch-hitter, Gibson
  • 454. Idiot Father
  • 455. Past Mistakes
  • 456. Discharge
  • 457. From a New World
  • 458. Alice Jinnai
  • 459. Courageous!!
  • 460. Backbone
  • 461. The Season Begins
  • 462. Wake Up Call!!
  • 463. Reprimanded
  • 464. Degrees of Enthusiasm
  • 465. Each One of Us Must Truly Wish to Win
  • 466. Golden Rookie
  • 467. Pitcher's Supremacism
  • 468. Keane's True Strenght
  • 469. Goro's Chosen Path
  • 470. Sanders' Departure
  • 471. Hero
  • 472. Ill Feeling
  • 473. The First Game of The Playoffs
  • 474. Distinction
  • 475. Evolution
  • 476. Getting the Hang of It
  • 477. The Night Before The Decisive Game
  • 478. The Beginning of The Storm
  • 479. Scrambled Pitching
  • 480. Build Up
  • 481. A Losing Game
  • 482. The Bat's Spirit
  • 483. Accident
  • 484. Limiter
  • 485. The Throw of Fate
  • 486. The Price of Victory
  • 487. Junior's Promotion
  • 488. Rematch
  • 489. His Gaze
  • 490. Gibson's Prophecy
  • 491. Beyond Theory
  • 492. A Great Man
  • 493. A True Rival
  • 494. Off His Game
  • 495. Far From Over
  • 496. Just One More
  • 497. Proof of Growth
  • 498. Maximum
  • 499. Vow
Anime
Episodes
Number of Episodes 26

The Minor League Arc is the sixth story arc of the MAJOR series. This arc is centered around the beginning of Goro Shigeno's professional baseball career in the U.S. and his eventual confrontation with Joe Gibson Jr.

Summary[]

Goro Shigeno takes a flight to the U.S. to take part in the Minor League tryouts. As he arrives in Los Angeles, he is immediately robbed by a duo of conmen. He ends up resorting to hitchhiking, and meets Hayato Yaginuma in the process, a japanese shortstop. Eventually, Goro and Yaginuma are able to pass the tryouts. Yaginuma is accepted by a Single A team while Goro is accepted directly into the Salmons, a Major League team. However, Goro fails to impress the Salmons' directors, and is eventually demoted to a Triple A team, the Cougars. As he makes his debut in the Cougars, Goro meets Joe Gibson Junior, the son of Joe Gibson. The two end up fighting during the match, and Goro is released from his contract. Following this, Goro eventually signs with another team, the Memphis Bats, owned by Alice Jinnai. Goro spends the Minor League season and eventually sorts out his differences with Gibson Junior after winning the Triple A league championship. After the season ends, both Goro and Junior are promoted to the Major League, where they spend the post-season with the Indiana Hornets and the Texas Raiders, respectively. As the post-season ends, Goro heads back home on vacation.

Manga and Anime Differences[]

This arc is much shorter in the manga version. In the anime, a few side stories, most notably Toshiya Sato's professional debut in the NPB, were added to fill the 26-episode season. As such, the following episodes are original content not present in the manga:

Matches[]

  • Tryouts recruits 9 - 10 Tucson Red Rocks - Ch. 441 - 446.
  • Anaheim Salmons 4 - 8 Dallas Elephants - Ch. 451.
  • Cougars ? - ? Falcons - Ch. 452-455.
  • Memphis Bats 6 - 4 Cyclones - Ch. 458-460.
  • Memphis Bats 10 - 9 Gators (season opener) - Ch. 461.
  • Memphis Bats ? - ? Vipers - Ch. 462-465.
  • Memphis Bats 3 - 0 Rockets - Ch. 466-468.
  • Memphis Bats 7 - 8 Gators - Ch. 469.
  • Memphis Bats ? - ? Gators - Ch. 470-471.
  • Memphis Bats 6 - 5 Sharks - Ch. 473-476.
  • Memphis Bats ? - ? Sharks - Ch. 477.
  • Memphis Bats 4 - 3 Oklahoma Falcons - Ch. 478-499 (Playoffs, series of seven matches).

Important Events[]

  • Goro Shigeno arrives in the U.S.
  • Goro meets Hayato Yaginuma and they both participate in the tryouts for the Minor League.
  • Goro ends up joining the Salmons Major League team, but is demoted to the Minor League team Cougars shortly after, due to not being on Major level just yet.
  • Goro meets Joe Gibson Jr. for the first time during a match between the Cougars and the Falcons.
  • Goro tries to fight Jr. during the match and ends up creating a large commotion.
  • Due to the commotion, Goro's contract with the Salmons/Cougars is terminated, and he ends up joining Alice Jinnai's Memphis Bats.
  • Goro wins the eastern division of the Minor League with the Bats after promising Sanders to do so.
  • During the league championship matches, Goro faces Gibson Jr. and the Falcons and wins.
  • Goro is promoted to the Major League, starting the next year.
  • Goro flies to Japan on vacation.

Navigation[]

MAJOR Story Arcs
MAJOR Kindergarten ArcLittle League ArcMifune East Middle ArcKaido Academy ArcSeishu High ArcMinor League ArcWorld Cup ArcMajor League Arc
MAJOR 2nd Daigo's Little League ArcFuurin Middle Arc