Shingo Takatsu is a former professional baseball pitcher. He had a short stint with the Chicago White Sox where he was the closer for two seasons until struggles closing games ultimately led to his demotion to the minors. Despite being demoted in the summer of 2005,he received a World Series ring with the White Sox. He was signed by the New York Mets during the 2005 season,and he pitched in nine games for New York. After the 2005 season,he returned to the Nippon Professional Baseball.
Kazuhisa Ishii is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and current manager and general manager for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in 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.
Henricus "Rick" Nicolas van den Hurk is a Dutch professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has also 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 is 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 in the top ten in career victories and strikeouts,and in the top three in career saves.
Dicky Angel Gonzalez Vallenilla is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows,Yomiuri Giants,and Chiba Lotte Marines.
Ryota Igarashi is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows,Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets,Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.
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.
Albert Joe Suárez Subero is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Samsung Lions of the KBO League. He previously played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball.
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.
Scott Thomas McGough is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Miami Marlins in 2015.
Gabriel Ynoa Gómez is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican Baseball League. He 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.
Matthew David Koch is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Seattle Mariners organization. He previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Kodai Hamaya is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Cy R. Sneed is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of the Nippon Professional Baseball league (NPB). He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros in 2019 and 2020.
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.
Shinya Kayama is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Reiji Kozawa is a Japanese professional baseball Pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Cristopher Crisostomo Mercedes is a Dominican professional baseball starting pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays as an international free agent in 2011. 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.
