Masato Matsui (松井 雅人, born November 19, 1987, in Japan) is a former Japanese professional baseball catcher. He…Masato Matsui (松井 雅人, born November 19, 1987, in Japan) is a former Japanese professional baseball catcher. He previously played for the Chunichi Dragons and Orix Buffaloes.
Ken Togame (十亀 剣, Togame Ken; born November 7, 1987) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for…Ken Togame (十亀 剣, Togame Ken; born November 7, 1987) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Ryoji Nakata (中田 亮二, born November 3, 1987, in Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball first baseman who…Ryoji Nakata (中田 亮二, born November 3, 1987, in Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball first baseman who played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from 2010 to 2014.
Kyohei Muranaka (村中 恭兵, Muranaka Kyōhei; born October 25, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Kyohei Muranaka (村中 恭兵, Muranaka Kyōhei; born October 25, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League (ABL). He previously played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB).
Kenji Tomura (戸村 健次, born August 20, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden…Kenji Tomura (戸村 健次, born August 20, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Shingo Kawabata (川端 慎吾, Kawabata Shingo; born October 16, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder.…Shingo Kawabata (川端 慎吾, Kawabata Shingo; born October 16, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2006 to 2025.
Yuta Arakawa (荒川 雄太, Arakawa Yūta) is a Japanese former professional baseball player who was a catcher in Nippon…Yuta Arakawa (荒川 雄太, Arakawa Yūta) is a Japanese former professional baseball player who was a catcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2008–2010 and the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2011 and 2012.
Ryuji Wakatake (若竹 竜士, Wakatake Ryūji) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was born on October 10, 1987, in…Ryuji Wakatake (若竹 竜士, Wakatake Ryūji) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was born on October 10, 1987, in Toyonaka, Osaka. He is currently playing for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the NPB. He formerly played for the Hanshin Tigers, from 2007 to 2011.
Ryota Imanari (今成 亮太, born October 6, 1987, in Fujimi, Saitama) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder in…Ryota Imanari (今成 亮太, born October 6, 1987, in Fujimi, Saitama) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in 2008, 2010, and 2011, and for the Hanshin Tigers from 2012 to 2016.
Masato Fukae (深江 真登, born September 5, 1987, in Sagamihara) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He…Masato Fukae (深江 真登, born September 5, 1987, in Sagamihara) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orix Buffaloes from 2011 to 2013.
Daisuke Sobue (祖父江 大輔, Sobue Daisuke; born August 11, 1987) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Daisuke Sobue (祖父江 大輔, Sobue Daisuke; born August 11, 1987) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
Takahiro Araki (荒木 貴裕, Araki Takahiro; born July 26, 1987 in Oyabe, Toyama, Japan) is a former professional Japanese…Takahiro Araki (荒木 貴裕, Araki Takahiro; born July 26, 1987 in Oyabe, Toyama, Japan) is a former professional Japanese baseball player.
Yoshitaka Muto (武藤 好貴, Mutō Yoshitaka; born July 22, 1987 in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese former professional…Yoshitaka Muto (武藤 好貴, Mutō Yoshitaka; born July 22, 1987 in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2012 and from 2014 to 2016.
Ginjiro Sumitani (炭谷 銀仁朗, Sumitani Ginjiro; born July 19, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the…Ginjiro Sumitani (炭谷 銀仁朗, Sumitani Ginjiro; born July 19, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Yomiuri Giants.
Koshiro Yamamuro (山室 公志郎, born July 14, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played with the…Koshiro Yamamuro (山室 公志郎, born July 14, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball in 2010.
Shun Yamaguchi (山口 俊, Yamaguchi Shun; born July 11, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played…Shun Yamaguchi (山口 俊, Yamaguchi Shun; born July 11, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Yomiuri Giants, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays. He is the first Japanese player to make his MLB debut with the Blue Jays, and also the first MLB player who had never played for any baseball teams in the United States. All previous Japanese players who were on the Blue Jays had already debuted for other MLB teams.
Yusuke Matsui (松井 佑介, born July 10, 1987, in Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who is…Yusuke Matsui (松井 佑介, born July 10, 1987, in Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who is currently coach for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons and Buffaloes.
Shintaro Masuda (枡田 慎太郎, born July 8, 1987, in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…Shintaro Masuda (枡田 慎太郎, born July 8, 1987, in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Masaya Emura (江村 将也, Emura Masaya; born July 5, 1987, in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Masaya Emura (江村 将也, Emura Masaya; born July 5, 1987, in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Fukushima Hopes. His younger brother Naoya is also a professional baseball player currently playing for Chiba Lotte Marines.
Yasuhiro Tanaka (田中 靖洋, born June 21, 1987, in Komatsu, Ishikawa) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher.…Yasuhiro Tanaka (田中 靖洋, born June 21, 1987, in Komatsu, Ishikawa) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Saitama Seibu Lions and Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from 2010 to 2022.
Yuki Saito (齊藤 悠葵, Saitō Yūki; born June 20, 1987) is a former professional baseball pitcher who played in Nippon…Yuki Saito (齊藤 悠葵, Saitō Yūki; born June 20, 1987) is a former professional baseball pitcher who played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He was chosen by the Carp in the third round of the 2005 high school draft. Saito is 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) and weighs 76 kg (168 lb).
Wataru Hiyane (比屋根 渉, Hiyane Wataru; born June 20, 1987 in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan) is a Japanese…Wataru Hiyane (比屋根 渉, Hiyane Wataru; born June 20, 1987 in Shimajiri District, Okinawa, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yamato Takada Club. He has also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Ryoma Nogami (野上 亮磨, Nogami Ryoma; born June 15, 1987 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Nippon Professional Baseball…Ryoma Nogami (野上 亮磨, Nogami Ryoma; born June 15, 1987 in Dazaifu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League. His wife is Japanese idol Rika Ishikawa.
Kazuhito Futagami (Japanese 二神 一人; born 3 June 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who currently plays…Kazuhito Futagami (Japanese 二神 一人; born 3 June 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Toshiki Kurobane (黒羽根 利規, Kurobane Toshiki; born June 2, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher who…Toshiki Kurobane (黒羽根 利規, Kurobane Toshiki; born June 2, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher who played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Katsuya Kakunaka (角中 勝也, born May 25, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines…Katsuya Kakunaka (角中 勝也, born May 25, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Masayoshi Kato (加藤 政義, Katō Masayoshi) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder. He was born on April 28, 1987, in…Masayoshi Kato (加藤 政義, Katō Masayoshi) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder. He was born on April 28, 1987, in Sendai. Miyagi. He is currently playing for Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the NPB.
Naoto Tsuru (鶴 直人, Tsuru Naoto; born April 25, 1987 in Neyagawa, Osaka) is a Japanese former professional baseball…Naoto Tsuru (鶴 直人, Tsuru Naoto; born April 25, 1987 in Neyagawa, Osaka) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Hanshin Tigers from 2008 to 2016.
Hiroshi Katayama (片山 博視, born April 19, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden…Hiroshi Katayama (片山 博視, born April 19, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Hirotaka Koishi (小石 博孝, Koishi Hirotaka; born April 13, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Hirotaka Koishi (小石 博孝, Koishi Hirotaka; born April 13, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Jumpei Ono (小野 淳平, Ono Jumpei; born April 5, 1987) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the…Jumpei Ono (小野 淳平, Ono Jumpei; born April 5, 1987) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Atsushi Ugumori (鵜久森 淳志, Ugumori Atsushi) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on February 1, 1987.…Atsushi Ugumori (鵜久森 淳志, Ugumori Atsushi) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He was born on February 1, 1987. He debuted in 2006. He had 2 runs in 2013.
Shinji Iwata (岩田 慎司, Iwata Shinji; born January 27, 1987 in Gifu, Gifu, Japan) was a professional Japanese right-handed…Shinji Iwata (岩田 慎司, Iwata Shinji; born January 27, 1987 in Gifu, Gifu, Japan) was a professional Japanese right-handed pitcher. He played for the Chunichi Dragons. On 23 September 2016, it was announced that Iwata was to retire from professional baseball.
Hiroki Nakazawa (仲澤 広基, born January 22, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten…Hiroki Nakazawa (仲澤 広基, born January 22, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played with the Yomiuri Giants.
Yang Dai-Kang (Chinese: 陽岱鋼; pinyin: Yáng Dàigāng, a.k.a. Daikan Yoh (Japanese: 陽岱鋼, Hepburn: Yō Daikan); born January…Yang Dai-Kang (Chinese: 陽岱鋼; pinyin: Yáng Dàigāng, a.k.a. Daikan Yoh (Japanese: 陽岱鋼, Hepburn: Yō Daikan); born January 17, 1987, Taitung City, Taitung County, Taiwan; previously known as Yang Chung-shou or Chung-Shou Yang 陽仲壽) is a Taiwanese professional baseball outfielder for the Oisix Niigata Albirex. He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants.
Shōta Ōno (大野 奨太, born January 13, 1987, in Ōgaki, Gifu) is a current coach and former Japanese professional baseball…Shōta Ōno (大野 奨太, born January 13, 1987, in Ōgaki, Gifu) is a current coach and former Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
Shingo Tatsumi (巽 真悟, born January 10, 1987, in Higashimuro District, Wakayama) is a Japanese former professional…Shingo Tatsumi (巽 真悟, born January 10, 1987, in Higashimuro District, Wakayama) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2009 to 2015.
Noriharu Yamazaki (山崎 憲晴, Yamazaki Noriharu; born December 13, 1986 in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan) is a professional…Noriharu Yamazaki (山崎 憲晴, Yamazaki Noriharu; born December 13, 1986 in Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Hanshin Tigers.
Keiyo Aomatsu (青松 敬鎔, Aomatsu Keiyo; born December 7, 1986) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player…Keiyo Aomatsu (青松 敬鎔, Aomatsu Keiyo; born December 7, 1986) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan's Pacific League.
Ayumi Kataoka (片岡 安祐美, Kataoka Ayumi; born 14 November 1986, in Higashi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a…Ayumi Kataoka (片岡 安祐美, Kataoka Ayumi; born 14 November 1986, in Higashi-ku, Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese female baseball player (infielder) and manager. Kataoka graduated from Ryutsu Keizai University Faculty of Economics Faculty of Business. Currently, she belongs to the community people baseball club team Ibaraki Golden Golds. As a tarento, Kataoka belongs to the entertainment office Sato-kikaku where the inquiries of the same team are established.
Tomoaki Egawa (江川 智晃, born October 31, 1986, in Futami, Mie) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in…Tomoaki Egawa (江川 智晃, born October 31, 1986, in Futami, Mie) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2006 to 2019.
Hiroki Ueno (上野 大樹, born October 13, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Chiba…Hiroki Ueno (上野 大樹, born October 13, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from 2009 to 2015.
Ryo Sakata (坂田 遼, born October 2, 1986, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…Ryo Sakata (坂田 遼, born October 2, 1986, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Manabu Mima (美馬 学, born September 19, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon…Manabu Mima (美馬 学, born September 19, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines from 2011 to 2025.
Yutaka Tamaki (Japanese 玉置 隆; born 11 September 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who currently plays…Yutaka Tamaki (Japanese 玉置 隆; born 11 September 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who currently plays for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Farid Yu Darvish Sefat (ダルビッシュ・セファット・ファリード・有, Darubisshu Sefatto Farīdo Yū; born August 16, 1986), more commonly known…Farid Yu Darvish Sefat (ダルビッシュ・セファット・ファリード・有, Darubisshu Sefatto Farīdo Yū; born August 16, 1986), more commonly known as Yu Darvish (ダルビッシュ 有), is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He also pitched for Japan in several international tournaments, including the 2008 Olympics, 2009 World Baseball Classic (WBC), and 2023 WBC. Darvish was considered by many to be the best pitcher in Japan prior to his arrival in MLB in 2012. In his first MLB season, Darvish finished third in the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year balloting. The next season, he finished second in the AL Cy Young Award vote, led MLB in strikeouts with 277, and finished fourth in the AL in earned run average (ERA) at 2.83. He pitched in the 2017 World Series for the Dodgers, where his underwhelming performance was later attributed to being a victim of the Houston Astros sign stealing scandal. He signed a six-year contract with the Cubs before the 2018 season and was then traded to the Padres before the 2021 season. He was named an All-Star in 2021. He signed a six-year extension with San Diego in 2023. Darvish has the most strikeouts by a Japanese-born pitcher in MLB history and was the first Japanese pitcher to 2,000 MLB strikeouts. He has set several career records for striking out batters in relatively few innings.
Daiki Enokida (榎田 大樹, Enokida Daiki; born August 7, 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama…Daiki Enokida (榎田 大樹, Enokida Daiki; born August 7, 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Kota Suda (須田 幸太, Suda Kota; born July 31, 1986) is a former Japanese professional baseball player. He played pitcher…Kota Suda (須田 幸太, Suda Kota; born July 31, 1986) is a former Japanese professional baseball player. He played pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Masahiko Morifuku (森福 允彦, Morifuku Masahiko; born July 29, 1986 in Toyohashi, Aichi) is a Japanese former professional…Masahiko Morifuku (森福 允彦, Morifuku Masahiko; born July 29, 1986 in Toyohashi, Aichi) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2007 to 2019. On December 2, 2019, he become free agent.
Tatsuya Satoh (佐藤 達也, Satō Tatsuya; born July 26, 1986 in Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…Tatsuya Satoh (佐藤 達也, Satō Tatsuya; born July 26, 1986 in Ōmiya, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.