JoséCelestino López Echevarria is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder. López played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,Colorado Rockies,Florida Marlins,Cleveland Indians,and Chicago White Sox and for the Yomiuri Giants and Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Terrmel Sledge is an American former professional baseball outfielder and the former assistant hitting coach of the Chicago Cubs. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and the Yokohama BayStars. Prior to being hired by the Cubs,he was the hitting coach for the Tulsa Drillers in the Texas League.
Charles Steven Cox is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars.
Tony Enrique Blanco Cabrera is a Dominican professional baseball player. He is mainly a first baseman,third baseman and outfielder. Blanco plays for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has also played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Nationals and the Chunichi Dragons,Yokohama DeNA BayStars of NPB.
Edgar Victor Gonzalez is an American former professional baseball second baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.
Seiichi Uchikawa is a Japanese former professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars,Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks,and Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2001 to 2022.
Takashi Toritani is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB). He previously played with the Hanshin Tigers.
Nobuhiro Matsuda is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
NeftalíO. Soto is a Puerto Rican professional baseball first baseman for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds.
Kenta Imamiya is a Japanese professional baseball shortstop for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Akira Nakamura is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Yuki Yanagita,nicknamed "Gita (ギータ)",is a professional Japanese baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He is an eight-time All-Star and a two-time Pacific League MVP,earning those honors in 2015 and 2020. Yanagita has won six Japan Series championships with the Hawks.
Yoshitomo "Yoshi" Tsutsugo is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays,Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates and for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was the youngest player in BayStars franchise history to reach 100,150,and 200 home runs.
Tomoki Takata is a Japanese former professional baseball second baseman,and current rehabilitation coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
American expatriate baseball players in Japan have been a feature of the Japanese professional leagues since 1934. American expatriate players began to steadily find spots on Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) rosters in the 1960s. More than 600 Americans have played NPB,although very few last more than a single season in Japan.
Hiroki Minei is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Taisei Makihara,nicknamed "King JOKER",is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Kento Itohara is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
Shigeru Morikasa is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder,and current forth squad hitting coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
