Sparkplug Genda is a big part of Japan's success

MIAMI -- He might not be a worldwide celebrity like Shohei Ohtani, nor does he have a big league contract like Yu Darvish, Lars Nootbaar or Masataka Yoshida. He might not have the kind of hardware that two-time Sawamura Award-winner Yoshinobu Yamamoto has, or a home run record like Munetaka