Iwate Prefecture: 10 people
Rintaro Sasaki (佐々木 麟太郎, Sasaki Rintaro; born April 18, 2005) is a Japanese professional baseball first baseman in the…
Rintaro Sasaki (佐々木 麟太郎, Sasaki Rintaro; born April 18, 2005) is a Japanese professional baseball first baseman in the Miami Marlins organization.
Jumpei Kawarada (川原田 純平, Kawarada Jumpei; born May 21, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…
Jumpei Kawarada (川原田 純平, Kawarada Jumpei; born May 21, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB).
Yūhi Nishidate (西舘 勇陽, Nishidate Yūhi; born March 11, 2002 in Ninohe, Iwate, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…
Yūhi Nishidate (西舘 勇陽, Nishidate Yūhi; born March 11, 2002 in Ninohe, Iwate, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants.
Kenshin Hotta (堀田 賢慎, Hotta Kenshin; born May 21, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for…
Kenshin Hotta (堀田 賢慎, Hotta Kenshin; born May 21, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yusei Kikuchi (菊池 雄星, Kikuchi Yūsei; Japanese pronunciation: [ki̥kɯtɕi jɯꜜːseː], born June 17, 1991) is a Japanese…
Yusei Kikuchi (菊池 雄星, Kikuchi Yūsei; Japanese pronunciation: [ki̥kɯtɕi jɯꜜːseː], born June 17, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, and Houston Astros, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions. Kikuchi has been named an All-Star in 2021 and 2025.
Toshiki Abe (阿部 寿樹, Abe Toshiki; born December 3, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi…
Toshiki Abe (阿部 寿樹, Abe Toshiki; born December 3, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Ginji Akaminai (赤見内 銀次, Akaminai Ginji; born February 24, 1988), known mononymously as Ginji (銀次), is a former Japanese…
Ginji Akaminai (赤見内 銀次, Akaminai Ginji; born February 24, 1988), known mononymously as Ginji (銀次), is a former Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Shota Kimura (木村 正太, Kimura Shōta; born May 24, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in…
Shota Kimura (木村 正太, Kimura Shōta; born May 24, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants from 2005 to 2011.
Kazuhiro Hatakeyama (畠山 和洋, Hatakeyama Kazuhiro; born September 13, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball…
Kazuhiro Hatakeyama (畠山 和洋, Hatakeyama Kazuhiro; born September 13, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and current hitting coach for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Swallows from 2001 to 2019. Hatakeyama was the 2015 Central League leader in runs batted in, with 105. His retirement ceremony was conducted on September 21, 2019.
Roki Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木 朗希, Hepburn: Sasaki Rōki; born November 3, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher…
Roki Sasaki (Japanese: 佐々木 朗希, Hepburn: Sasaki Rōki; born November 3, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "The Monster of the Reiwa Era" (令和の怪物, Reiwa no Kaibutsu), he had previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He made his NPB debut in 2021 for the Marines. Sasaki set a new Japanese high school baseball record with a fastball recorded at 101 miles per hour (163 km/h). The Marines chose Sasaki with the first overall pick of the 2019 NPB draft, although he would not make his NPB debut until 2021. He threw a perfect game on April 10, 2022, in which he tied the NPB record for strikeouts in one game and set a new record for consecutive strikeouts. Following the end of the 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season, Sasaki was posted by the Marines and was signed by the Dodgers, making his MLB debut during the 2025 season. He won his first World Series title the same year, as the Dodgers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in seven games.