Yusei Ishizuka (石塚 裕惺, Ishizuka Yusei; born April 6, 2006) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Yusei Ishizuka (石塚 裕惺, Ishizuka Yusei; born April 6, 2006) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yomiuri Giants.
Naoki Arizono (有薗 直輝, Arizono Naoki; born May 21, 2003) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido…Naoki Arizono (有薗 直輝, Arizono Naoki; born May 21, 2003) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Ryūki Watarai (度会 隆輝, Watarai Ryūki; born October 4, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…Ryūki Watarai (度会 隆輝, Watarai Ryūki; born October 4, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yuto Akihiro (秋広 優人, Akihiro Yuto; born September 17, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball first baseman and…Yuto Akihiro (秋広 優人, Akihiro Yuto; born September 17, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants. He stands at 200cm tall, tying him as the tallest player in Japanese baseball history, alongside Kenyu Abe and Shohei "Giant" Baba, both of which are former Giants players.
Kentarō Shinogi (篠木 健太郎, Shinogi Kentarõ; born May 7, 2002 in Meiwa, Gunma, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Kentarō Shinogi (篠木 健太郎, Shinogi Kentarõ; born May 7, 2002 in Meiwa, Gunma, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He pitches for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Shinogi was selected in the 2nd round of the 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.
Hideki Nagaoka (長岡 秀樹, Nagaoka Hideki; born September 26, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…Hideki Nagaoka (長岡 秀樹, Nagaoka Hideki; born September 26, 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Rikuto Yokoyama (横山 陸人, Yokoyama Rikuto; born 5 August 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba…Rikuto Yokoyama (横山 陸人, Yokoyama Rikuto; born 5 August 2001) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yua Tamiya (田宮 裕涼, Tamiya Yua; born June 13, 2000 in Sanmu, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher…Yua Tamiya (田宮 裕涼, Tamiya Yua; born June 13, 2000 in Sanmu, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Raito Ikeda (池田 来翔, Ikeda Raito; born December 11, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chiba…Raito Ikeda (池田 来翔, Ikeda Raito; born December 11, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was selected in the second round of the 2021 NPB draft from Kokushikan University.
Yuto Kanakubo (金久保 優斗, Kanakubo Yuto; born November 4, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Kiwoom…Yuto Kanakubo (金久保 優斗, Kanakubo Yuto; born November 4, 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Hikaru Yamashita (山下 輝, Yamashita Hikaru; born September 12, 1999 in Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Hikaru Yamashita (山下 輝, Yamashita Hikaru; born September 12, 1999 in Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Shōma Fujihira (藤平 尚真, Fujihira Shōma; born September 21, 1998 in Chiba, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Shōma Fujihira (藤平 尚真, Fujihira Shōma; born September 21, 1998 in Chiba, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He played for the Japan national team in the 2026 World Baseball Classic and 2024 WBSC Premier12.
Tsubasa Sakakibara (榊原 翼, Sakakibara Tsubasa; born August 25, 1998) is a Japanese former professional baseballpitcher.…Tsubasa Sakakibara (榊原 翼, Sakakibara Tsubasa; born August 25, 1998) is a Japanese former professional baseballpitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes from 2017 to 2022.
Takahisa Hayakawa (早川 隆久, Hayakawa Takahisa; born July 6, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Takahisa Hayakawa (早川 隆久, Hayakawa Takahisa; born July 6, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Shōgo Sakakura (坂倉 将吾, Sakakura Shōgo; born May 29, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hiroshima…Shōgo Sakakura (坂倉 将吾, Sakakura Shōgo; born May 29, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ryota Nakamura (中村 亮太, Nakamura Ryota; born May 18, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball Pitcher for the Chiba…Ryota Nakamura (中村 亮太, Nakamura Ryota; born May 18, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball Pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Naofumi Kizawa (木澤 尚文, Kizawa Naofumi; born April 25, 1998 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Naofumi Kizawa (木澤 尚文, Kizawa Naofumi; born April 25, 1998 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Daiki Mochizuki (望月 大希, Mochizuki Daiki; born February 1, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a…Daiki Mochizuki (望月 大希, Mochizuki Daiki; born February 1, 1998) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yūya Gunji (郡司 裕也, Gunji Yūya; born December 27, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher, infielder and…Yūya Gunji (郡司 裕也, Gunji Yūya; born December 27, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher, infielder and outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons.
Kenya Suzuki (鈴木 健矢, Suzuki Kenya; born December 11, 1997 in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional…Kenya Suzuki (鈴木 健矢, Suzuki Kenya; born December 11, 1997 in Sodegaura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Taisei Tsurusaki (津留﨑 大成, born October 10, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten…Taisei Tsurusaki (津留﨑 大成, born October 10, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NBP). He made his NPB debut in 2020.
Keishō Amiya (網谷 圭将, Amiya Keishō; born October 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player, who is currently a…Keishō Amiya (網谷 圭将, Amiya Keishō; born October 3, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player, who is currently a free agent. He previously played catcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Daiki Watanabe (渡邉 大樹, Watanabe Daiki; born June 7, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Daiki Watanabe (渡邉 大樹, Watanabe Daiki; born June 7, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes.
Rei Takahashi (高橋 礼, Takahashi Rei; born November 2, 1995 in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese professional…Rei Takahashi (高橋 礼, Takahashi Rei; born November 2, 1995 in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yomiuri Giants.
Taisei Yoshida (吉田 大成, Yoshida Taisei; born March 7, 1995 in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese former professional…Taisei Yoshida (吉田 大成, Yoshida Taisei; born March 7, 1995 in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He played infield for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Naoyuki Uwasawa (上沢 直之, Uwasawa Naoyuki; born February 6, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Naoyuki Uwasawa (上沢 直之, Uwasawa Naoyuki; born February 6, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox.
Kōhei Suzuki (鈴木 康平, Suzuki Kōhei; born January 21, 1994 in Kamagaya, Chiba, Japan) also known as K-Suzuki is a…Kōhei Suzuki (鈴木 康平, Suzuki Kōhei; born January 21, 1994 in Kamagaya, Chiba, Japan) also known as K-Suzuki is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Kensuke Kondoh (近藤 健介, Kondō Kensuke; born August 9, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher, outfielder, and…Kensuke Kondoh (近藤 健介, Kondō Kensuke; born August 9, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher, outfielder, and third baseman for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Shingo Usami (宇佐見 真吾, Usami Shingo; born June 4, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher and infielder for…Shingo Usami (宇佐見 真吾, Usami Shingo; born June 4, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher and infielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Shun Takayama (髙山 俊, Takayama Shun; born April 18, 1993 in Funabashi, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball…Shun Takayama (髙山 俊, Takayama Shun; born April 18, 1993 in Funabashi, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Shinnosuke Shigenobu (重信 慎之介, Shigenobu Shinnosuke; born August 18, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball…Shinnosuke Shigenobu (重信 慎之介, Shigenobu Shinnosuke; born August 18, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.
Kōki Yamashita (山下 幸輝, Yamashita Kōki; born January 31, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Kōki Yamashita (山下 幸輝, Yamashita Kōki; born January 31, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Keisuke Kobayashi (小林 慶祐, Kobayashi, Keisuke; born November 2, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for…Keisuke Kobayashi (小林 慶祐, Kobayashi, Keisuke; born November 2, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Oisix Niigata Albirex of the Baseball Challenge League (BCL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Hanshin Tigers.
Masayoshi Fukuda (福田 将儀, born April 17, 1992, in Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional baseball…Masayoshi Fukuda (福田 将儀, born April 17, 1992, in Sanmu, Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2015 to 2017.
Ryuya Ogawa (小川 龍也, Ogawa Ryūya; born September 3, 1991 in Chiba, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher…Ryuya Ogawa (小川 龍也, Ogawa Ryūya; born September 3, 1991 in Chiba, Chiba) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons and Saitama Seibu Lions.
Yuta Yoshida (吉田 裕太, Yoshida Yūta; born July 21, 1991 in Nagareyama) is a Japanese former professional baseball…Yuta Yoshida (吉田 裕太, Yoshida Yūta; born July 21, 1991 in Nagareyama) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher. He played for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from 2014 to 2021.
Hirotoshi Takanashi (高梨 裕稔, Takanashi Hirotoshi; born June 5, 1991) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He…Hirotoshi Takanashi (高梨 裕稔, Takanashi Hirotoshi; born June 5, 1991) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Shōta Sugiyama (杉山 翔大, Sugiyama Shōta; born February 10, 1991 in Asahi, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Shōta Sugiyama (杉山 翔大, Sugiyama Shōta; born February 10, 1991 in Asahi, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He last played catcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
Masataka Iryo (井領 雅貴, Iryō Masataka; born November 4, 1989 in Yotsukaido, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional…Masataka Iryo (井領 雅貴, Iryō Masataka; born November 4, 1989 in Yotsukaido, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder. He is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Sho Iwasaki (岩嵜 翔, Iwasaki Shō; born October 21, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix…Sho Iwasaki (岩嵜 翔, Iwasaki Shō; born October 21, 1989) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Chunichi Dragons.
Yuki Karakawa (唐川 侑己, Karakawa Yūki; born July 5, 1989 in Narita, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional…Yuki Karakawa (唐川 侑己, Karakawa Yūki; born July 5, 1989 in Narita, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher with the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Pacific League.
Yoshihiro Maru (丸 佳浩, Maru Yoshihiro; born April 11, 1989 in Katsuura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional…Yoshihiro Maru (丸 佳浩, Maru Yoshihiro; born April 11, 1989 in Katsuura, Chiba, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Keijiro Matsumoto (松本 啓二朗, Matsumoto Keijiro; born June 24, 1986) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays…Keijiro Matsumoto (松本 啓二朗, Matsumoto Keijiro; born June 24, 1986) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Hideaki Wakui (涌井 秀章, Wakui Hideaki; born June 21, 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi…Hideaki Wakui (涌井 秀章, Wakui Hideaki; born June 21, 1986) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Seibu Lions / Saitama Seibu Lions, Chiba Lotte Marines, and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. Wakui pitched for the Japanese national team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2009 World Baseball Classic. His wife is a Japanese model Moe Oshikiri.
Ikuhiro Kiyota (清田 育宏, born February 11, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played in…Ikuhiro Kiyota (清田 育宏, born February 11, 1986) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Keisuke Kaneko (金子 圭輔, Kaneko Keisuke; born July 23, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and…Keisuke Kaneko (金子 圭輔, Kaneko Keisuke; born July 23, 1985) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder, and current third squad inside defense and base running coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPH for the Hawks and Orix Buffaloes.
Fuminori Yokogawa (横川 史学, Yokogawa Fuminori; born December 3, 1984) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for…Fuminori Yokogawa (横川 史学, Yokogawa Fuminori; born December 3, 1984) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Masafumi Togano (栂野 雅史, Togano Masafumi; born October 19, 1984 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional…Masafumi Togano (栂野 雅史, Togano Masafumi; born October 19, 1984 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League.
Keita Asama (born August 19, 1984, in Chiba) is a Japanese former baseball player. He played in the Pacific League for…Keita Asama (born August 19, 1984, in Chiba) is a Japanese former baseball player. He played in the Pacific League for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Taira Uematsu (植松 泰良, Uematsu Taira; born September 26, 1983) is a Japanese professional baseball coach for the San…Taira Uematsu (植松 泰良, Uematsu Taira; born September 26, 1983) is a Japanese professional baseball coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is from Tateyama City, Japan. He attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale, majoring in kinesiology. He is the first Japanese full-time coach in MLB history.