E53 / Kai Iwamoto: Becoming the First Japanese Pro Lacrosse Player

by Hutton JacksonJanuary 8, 20201 min readAdd comment

This episode features Kai Iwamoto, the first Japanese-born player to play pro lacrosse. We discuss Kai’s journey from Tokyo to the United States and determination to make an MLL roster. We also talk about his first pro start, winning a championship with the Denver Outlaws and learning from goaltending greats John Galloway and Jesse Schwartzman. 

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Hutton Jackson

Hutton Jackson is a Northern Virginia native and co-founder / coordinating producer of Pro Lacrosse Talk. He is also an Emmy-winning producer whose work has appeared on MLB Network, NHL Network and The Action Network. Hutton played four years of college lacrosse at DeSales University where his highest lacrosse accolade was being named to Inside Lacrosse’s 2014 All-Name Team, an honor that didn’t require stepping on the field. When he’s not producing new video content, editing podcasts or writing on lacrosse, he can usually be found diving around the crease in your local men’s league and ranting about Baltimore and D.C. sports.

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