Kazuo Matsui is a Japanese former professional baseball player who played as a shortstop and is a former manager of the Saitama Seibu Lions. He is a switch-hitter.
The KBO League is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most successful team,having won 11 of the 42 championships.
Lee Seung-yuop is a retired baseball player and the current manager of the Doosan Bears. He spent most of his career with the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. At the age of 26,he became the youngest professional baseball player in the world to hit 300 career home runs. He formerly held the Asian home run record of 56 homers in a season,established in 2003 while playing for Samsung in the KBO. Lee holds the KBO records for career runs scored,RBI,total bases,and slugging percentage. Combined,across the KBO and NPB,Lee has also recorded more hits than any other native-born South Korean player. Since the 2022 KBO season as the manager of the Doosan Bears,Lee has two playoff appearances. In 2022,Lee lead the Bears to their first wild card game under his reign against the NC Dinos where they were eliminated from playoff contention after losing their first game. Lee then continued to the playoffs in 2024 where he lost against the KT Wiz that ended their season.
JoséMayobanex Fernández Rojas is a retired third baseman in Major League Baseball,the KBO League,Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),and the Dominican Winter Baseball League. He played eleven years in the NPB,compiling a .282 batting average with 206 home runs and 772 runs batted in.
Ginjiro Sumitani is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Yomiuri Giants.
Yamaico Navarro Pérez is a Dominican professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox,Kansas City Royals,Pittsburgh Pirates,and Baltimore Orioles. He has also played in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Wilin Arismendy Rosario Hernández is a Dominican professional baseball catcher and first baseman who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies,the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles,Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers,and the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Uni-President Lions.
Albert Joe Suárez Subero is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in the MLB for the San Francisco Giants. He has also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions.
Cory Joseph Spangenberg is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres,Milwaukee Brewers,and St. Louis Cardinals,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Ernesto Antonio Mejía Alvarado [meh-HEE-ah] is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman. Listed at 6' 5",245 lb.,he bats and throws right handed. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
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.
JoséManuel Pirela is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman and outfielder for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees,San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies. He has also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions.
Mark D. Payton is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Chicago White Sox organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Fumikazu Kimura is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Brian O'Grady is an American professional baseball center fielder and first baseman for the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,Tampa Bay Rays and San Diego Padres. He has also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles.
JoséRojas is an American professional baseball outfielder and infielder who is a free agent. He attended Fullerton College and Vanguard University. Rojas was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the 36th round of the 2016 MLB draft,and made his MLB debut with them in 2021. He has also played in the KBO League for the Doosan Bears.
Kim Seong-yoon is a South Korean professional baseball outfielder for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. At 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m),he over-took Kim Sun-bin of Kia Tigers,who stands at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m),to be the shortest player in the KBO when he debuted for the Lions in 2017. He is 4 in (20 cm) shorter than the average players in KBO and tied with Daichi Mizuguchi of Seibu Lions to be the shortest among Major League Baseball (MLB),Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and KBO players. In 2020,Kim was joined by fellow Samsung Lions second baseman Kim Ji-chan,who also stands at 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m).
Jantzen Connery Witte is an American former professional baseball infielder. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 195 pounds (88 kg),he bats and throws right-handed. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Nien-Ting Wu is a Taiwanese professional baseball infielder for the TSG Hawks of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
Gakuto Wakabayashi is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
