Natsuo Takizawa (滝澤 夏央, Takizawa Natsuo; born August 13, 2003) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the…Natsuo Takizawa (滝澤 夏央, Takizawa Natsuo; born August 13, 2003) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kosei Shoji (荘司 康誠, Shoji Kosei; born October 13, 2000 in Niigata, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Kosei Shoji (荘司 康誠, Shoji Kosei; born October 13, 2000 in Niigata, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Naoto Chino (知野 直人, Chino Naoto; born February 16, 1999 in Sanjō, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball…Naoto Chino (知野 直人, Chino Naoto; born February 16, 1999 in Sanjō, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays as an infielder for the Chunichi Dragons.
Satoshi Iizuka (飯塚 悟史, Iizuka Satoshi; born July 12, 1993 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese…Satoshi Iizuka (飯塚 悟史, Iizuka Satoshi; born July 12, 1993 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors) NPB.com
Taisei Urushihara (漆原 大晟, Urushihara Taisei; born September 10, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is…Taisei Urushihara (漆原 大晟, Urushihara Taisei; born September 10, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Arata Shiino (椎野 新, Shiino Arata; born October 10, 1995) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played…Arata Shiino (椎野 新, Shiino Arata; born October 10, 1995) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from 2018 to 2023.
Shun Ikeda (池田 駿, born November 29, 1992, in Izumozaki, Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher…Shun Ikeda (池田 駿, born November 29, 1992, in Izumozaki, Niigata Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played with the Yomiuri Giants from 2017 to 2019 before joining the Golden Eagles in 2020.
Yuta Watanabe (渡邉 雄大, Watanabe Yūta; born September 19, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the…Yuta Watanabe (渡邉 雄大, Watanabe Yūta; born September 19, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Chihiro Kaneko (金子 千尋, Kaneko Chihiro; born November 8, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He…Chihiro Kaneko (金子 千尋, Kaneko Chihiro; born November 8, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Shohei Baba (馬場 正平, Baba Shōhei; January 23, 1938 – January 31, 1999), best known by his ring name Giant Baba…Shohei Baba (馬場 正平, Baba Shōhei; January 23, 1938 – January 31, 1999), best known by his ring name Giant Baba (ジャイアント馬場, Jaianto Baba), was a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter, and professional baseball player. He is best known as a co-founder of All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), a promotion he founded in 1972 along with Mitsuo Momota and Yoshihiro Momota, the sons of his mentor Rikidōzan. For the first 10 years of its existence, Baba was the top star of All Japan, while also serving as the booker, promoter, head trainer and president of the promotion from its inception in 1972 till his death in 1999. Baba was also responsible for recruiting much of the talent for All Japan, and was the public face of the promotion for much of his lifetime. Considered one of the most beloved Japanese wrestlers ever, Baba was a national hero with a level of popularity in Japan comparable to that of Hulk Hogan in the United States. The 2006 Top 100 Historical Persons in Japan survey ranked Baba the 93rd greatest person in the history of Japan, as voted for by the general public. Among his many accomplishments, Baba was a record seven-time winner of the Champion Carnival, a four-time PWF World Heavyweight Champion, three time NWA International Heavyweight Champion and a three-time NWA World Heavyweight Champion.