Alexander Ramón Ramírez Quiñónez is a Venezuelan-born Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who had a long career in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He is the first foreign-born player to record 2,000 hits while playing in NPB. Before playing in Japan,he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians (1998–2000) and Pittsburgh Pirates (2000). He batted and threw right-handed.
Timoniel M. Pérez is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. Between 2000 and 2007,he played for the New York Mets,Chicago White Sox,St. Louis Cardinals,and Detroit Tigers. Prior to his MLB career,Pérez spent four seasons with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Héctor R. Luna is a Dominican Republic former professional baseball infielder. He last played for the Hiroshima Carp in Nippon Professional Baseball. He is primarily an infielder,but has played every position at the major league level except pitcher and catcher.
Roderick Bernet Allen is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current game analyst for the Miami Marlins on Bally Sports Florida. He formerly worked as an analyst for the Detroit Tigers on Bally Sports Detroit and Fox Saturday Baseball. He played for the Seattle Mariners,Tigers,and the Cleveland Indians of the Major League Baseball (MLB),and also the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously worked as an analyst for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Takahiro Arai is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He is the manager of Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball from the 2023 season.
Brian David Barden is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played for the Arizona Diamondbacks,St. Louis Cardinals,and Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB),and for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Micah Kilakila Kaʻaihue is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Kaʻaihue went to Iolani School in Honolulu,Hawaii.
Kristofer Michael Johnson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins and for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kenta Kurihara is a former infielder who played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He was last a batting coach for the Chunichi Dragons.
Tomoaki Kanemoto is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and manager. In his career as a player he spent 11 years with the Hiroshima Carp before moving to the Hanshin Tigers in 2003,where he spent another 10 years. He holds the world record for consecutive games played without missing an inning and consecutive innings.
Matthew Glen Davidson is an American professional baseball infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He made his MLB debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2013 and has also played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox,Cincinnati Reds and Oakland Athletics.
Shogo Akiyama is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Yoshihiro Maru is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Rainel Rosario is a Dominican-Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican Baseball League. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.
Ryan P. McBroom is an American first baseman for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals.
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.
The 2016 Japan Series was the 67th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. The Hiroshima Toyo Carp,champions of the Central League,played the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters,champions of the Pacific League,in a best-of-seven series beginning on October 22. The Japan Series was sponsored by the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and was officially known as the SMBC Nippon Series 2016.
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).
Xavier Alexander Batista is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Fubon Guardians.
Alejandro Mejía is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and third baseman for the Bravos de León of the Mexican League. He previously played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
