Kazuhisa Ishii is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and manager and general manager. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yakult Swallows and Saitama Seibu Lions and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets.
Floyd Franklin Bannister is an American former professional baseball left-handed pitcher,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros (1977–1978),Seattle Mariners (1979–1982),Chicago White Sox (1983–1987),Kansas City Royals (1988–1989),California Angels (1991),and Texas Rangers (1992). Bannister also played for the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB),in 1990. Bannister was the first overall pick in the 1976 MLB draft.
Henricus "Rick" Nicolas van den Hurk is a Dutch former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins,Baltimore Orioles,and Pittsburgh Pirates,in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Tokyo Yakult Swallows. In international play,he was a member of the Netherlands national baseball team.
Lim Chang-yong is a former South Korean professional baseball right-handed pitcher. He pitched in Major League Baseball,Nippon Professional Baseball,and KBO League baseball. In the KBO,Lim ranks among the top ten pitchers in terms of career wins,strikeouts,and saves.
Anthony Lee Barnette is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Chicago Cubs and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Orlando Bruno Román is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher. He has played in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the Brother Elephants in 2010 and 2011,the Lamigo Monkeys in 2016,and the Chinatrust Brothers in 2017,and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2012 to 2015. He currently serves as the pitching coach for the Fubon Guardians of the CPBL.
Takehiro Ishii is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Japan national baseball team in 1988,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions and the Nippon-Ham Fighters from 1989 to 1999.
Gabriel Ynoa Gómez is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles,in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows,and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the CTBC Brothers.
Ryo Akiyoshi is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows,the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters,and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Andrew JoséSuárez is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals,in the KBO League for the LG Twins,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. The Giants selected Suárez in the second round of the 2015 MLB draft.
Kohei Arihara is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Texas Rangers in Major League Baseball (MLB) and for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters NPB.
Matthew David Koch is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Seattle Mariners,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Kodai Hamaya is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Nettuno Baseball Club of the Italian Baseball League (IBL). He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Cy Robert Sneed is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball League (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros.
Dillon James Peters is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Peters was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the 10th round of the 2014 MLB draft and made his MLB debut with them in 2017. He has also played in MLB for the Los Angeles Angels and Pittsburgh Pirates and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Katsuhiko Kumon is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions. He previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Ren Kazahari is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Shinya Kayama is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Reiji Kozawa is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Cristopher Crisostomo Mercedes,or otherwise known as C.C. Mercedes,is a Dominican professional baseball starting pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in 2011 and pitched for the Yomiuri Giants of NPB from 2017 to 2022. Mercedes is listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg) and throws left handed. He is a switch hitter.
