Daito Yamamoto (山本 大斗, Yamamoto Daito; born August 9, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the…Daito Yamamoto (山本 大斗, Yamamoto Daito; born August 9, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Aren Kuri (九里 亜蓮, Kuri Aren; born September 1, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes…Aren Kuri (九里 亜蓮, Kuri Aren; born September 1, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Kazuhisa Kawaguchi (川口 和久, Kawaguchi Kazuhisa; born July 8, 1959) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball…Kazuhisa Kawaguchi (川口 和久, Kawaguchi Kazuhisa; born July 8, 1959) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. In February 2023, he was hired by his former school of Tottori Jōhoku High School, to train its baseball team.
Shigeru Kobayashi (小林 繁, Kobayashi Shigeru; November 14, 1952 – January 17, 2010) was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He…Shigeru Kobayashi (小林 繁, Kobayashi Shigeru; November 14, 1952 – January 17, 2010) was a Japanese baseball pitcher. He played for the Yomiuri Giants and the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball. His trade to the Tigers gave the Giants Suguru Egawa, as he had been drafted by the Tigers, despite him signing with the Giants in secrecy. Kobayashi coached two other NPB teams, the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and also spent a season in the Korea Baseball Organization as a coach for the SK Wyverns. He died of heart failure in 2010 at the age of 57.
Akio Matsubara, known as Hiroaki Fukushi and Jang Myeong-bu (Korean: 장명부; December 27, 1950 – April 13, 2005) was a…Akio Matsubara, known as Hiroaki Fukushi and Jang Myeong-bu (Korean: 장명부; December 27, 1950 – April 13, 2005) was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who played Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan and KBO League baseball in South Korea. He holds KBO records for most wins and most complete games in a season, as well as most losses in a season.
Tetsuya Yoneda (Japanese: 米田 哲也, born March 3, 1938) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who spent most…Tetsuya Yoneda (Japanese: 米田 哲也, born March 3, 1938) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher who spent most of his career with the Hankyu Braves in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He was so tough that he was known as Gasoline Tank and also Human Tank. Yoneda was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000.
Shinichi Katoh (加藤 伸一, born July 19, 1965, in Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball…Shinichi Katoh (加藤 伸一, born July 19, 1965, in Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.