Kevin Darnell Mitchell is an American professional baseball left fielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) and Nippon Professional Baseball from 1984 to 1998. Mitchell was a two-time MLB All-Star and won the National League Most Valuable Player Award and Silver Slugger Award in 1989,when he led the league in home runs and runs batted in.
Matthew Derrick Williams,nicknamed "Matt the Bat" and "the Big Marine",is an American professional baseball manager and former third baseman who is the third base coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). A right-handed batter,Williams played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants,Cleveland Indians,and Arizona Diamondbacks. He managed the Washington Nationals from 2014 to 2015,and was the third base coach for the San Diego Padres from 2022 to 2023.
Roberto Antonio Petagine Hernandez is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player of Italian descent. His Major League Baseball career includes brief stints with the Houston Astros (1994),San Diego Padres (1995),New York Mets,Cincinnati Reds (1998),Boston Red Sox (2005),and Seattle Mariners (2006);but he is best known for his success in the Japanese Central League between 1999 and 2004 where,as a member of the Yakult Swallows (1999–2002) and Yomiuri Giants (2003–2004),he was among Nippon Professional Baseball's premier offensive players.
Gary Antonian Sheffield is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for eight teams from 1988 to 2009. In retirement,he is a sports agent.
Julio César Franco Robles is a Dominican former professional baseball infielder and coach. He spent most of his playing career in Major League Baseball (MLB),entering the major leagues in 1982 and last appearing in 2007,at which time he was the oldest active big league player. During that stretch,Franco also spent two seasons playing in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and one season playing in the KBO.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1999 throughout the world.
Wily Modesto Peña Gutierrez is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds,Boston Red Sox,Washington Nationals,Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners,and in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Orix Buffaloes. At 6 feet,3 inches in height and nearly 300 pounds,the right-handed batting and throwing Peña is considered a pure power hitter best known for his long-distance home runs and high strikeout rate.
Warren Livingston Cromartie is an American former professional baseball player best remembered for his early career with the Montreal Expos. He and fellow young outfielders Ellis Valentine and Andre Dawson were the talk of Major League Baseball (MLB) when they came up together with the Expos in the late seventies. Nicknamed "Cro" and "the Black Samurai" in Japan,he was very popular with the fans in Montreal,Quebec,Canada. He won the 1989 Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award during his career playing baseball in Japan for the Yomiuri Giants.
William Henry Robinson,Jr. was an American professional baseball outfielder,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1966 to 1983,for several teams. He also played some first and third base. Robinson batted and threw right-handed.
Gustavo Karim García Aguayo is a Mexican former professional baseball right fielder. García bats and throws left-handed.
Michael Peter Aldrete is an American former professional baseball first baseman/outfielder and current hitting coach for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for 7 teams over a span of ten seasons,including the Athletics,San Francisco Giants,Montreal Expos,San Diego Padres,Cleveland Indians,California Angels,and New York Yankees from 1986 to 1996.
Darryl DeWayne Motley is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played six seasons for the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves between 1981 and 1987. In his MLB career,Motley played in 413 games,hit 44 home runs,324 hits,159 RBIs,and batted .243. Following his major league career,Motley played two seasons in Japan,1992 and 1993,for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Norichika "Nori" Aoki is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers,Kansas City Royals,San Francisco Giants,Seattle Mariners,Houston Astros,Toronto Blue Jays,and New York Mets,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Nobuhiko Matsunaka is a former left fielder and designated hitter for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He is currently the hitting coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball league.
John Michael"Jack"Daugherty is a former major league first baseman and outfielder for parts of seven seasons with the Texas Rangers,Houston Astros,Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos.
Luis Alfonso Cruz is a Mexican former professional baseball infielder who is currently a radio broadcaster for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Milwaukee Brewers,Dodgers,and New York Yankees,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines,Yomiuri Giants,and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
The following are the baseball events of the year 2010 throughout the world.
Leonys Martín Tápanes,nicknamed "Ikadi",is a Cuban-American professional baseball center fielder for the Conspiradores de Querétaro of the Mexican League. He signed with the Texas Rangers in 2011,and made his MLB debut later that season. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners,Chicago Cubs,Detroit Tigers,and Cleveland Indians and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Takahiro Okada,playing as T-Okada (T-岡田),is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who spent his 19–year career with the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2006 to 2024.
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.
