Farid Yu Darvishsefat,more commonly known as Yu Darvish,is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). Darvish has also played in MLB for the Texas Rangers,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Chicago Cubs and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. In international play,Darvish pitched in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2009 World Baseball Classic as a member of the Japanese national team.
Hiroki Kuroda is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1997 to 2007 before playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2008 to 2011 and New York Yankees from 2012 to 2014. After the 2014 season,he chose to return to the Carp to finish out his career.
Dennis Scott Sarfate is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers,Houston Astros,and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp,Saitama Seibu Lions,and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). While an average reliever in MLB,Sarfate became one of the greatest closers in NPB history after moving his career overseas. Sarfate holds several NPB records,including most saves in a season and most by a foreign-born pitcher. As of 2020,his 234 career saves rank fifth-most in NPB history. He is a 3×NPB All-Star,a 3×Pacific League saves leader,a 5×Japan Series Champion,won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award,won the Pacific League MVP Award,and won the Matsutaro Shoriki Award.
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).
Shohei Ohtani,nicknamed "Shotime",is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher and designated hitter who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels and for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) Pacific League. Widely acclaimed for his skill in both pitching and batting,he has been compared to two-way players such as Babe Ruth and Bullet Rogan,although such comparisons draw debate given the difference in era and overall ability of modern players.
Thyago Vieira Lucio is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.
Shintaro Fujinami is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers.
Fred Foster Griffin is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Kansas City Royals and Toronto Blue Jays.
Leonel Enrique Campos Linares is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Toronto Blue Jays and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Randy "Jay" Jackson is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres,Milwaukee Brewers,San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves,and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Chiba Lotte Marines. Jackson played college baseball at Furman University. He was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the ninth round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.
Dovydas Neverauskas is a Lithuanian professional baseball pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates,and played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He was the first player from Lithuania in MLB and NPB history.
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.
Liván Moinelo Pita is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for Vegueros de Pinar del Rio in the Cuban National Series. He has played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Nippon Professional Baseball since 2017.
Raidel Martínez Perez is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ronald Kyle Bird is an American professional baseball relief pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Rōki Sasaki,nicknamed "the Monster of the Reiwa Era" is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He made his NPB debut in 2021.
Ryoji Kuribayashi is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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.
Kōya Fujii is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in NPB for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
