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nikkan: 31-year-old infielder Munenori Kawasaki agreed to a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Likely to start season in AAA. [M. Kawasaki] March 15, 2013
LATimes: Los Angeles Angels release pitcher Hiroyuki Kobayashi. He had Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training. [H. Kobayashi] March 5, 2013
sanspo: Former Yomiuri Giants RHP minor leaguer Toru Murata joins Spring Training camp with the Indians [T.Murata] February 21, 2013
mlb.com: Lefty reliever Hideki Okajima agrees to a Minor League deal with the Oakland Athletics with invitation to Spring Training [H. Okajima] February 12, 2013
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Cleveland Indians sign RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka to minor league deal [Matsuzaka] February 10, 2013
Nikkan: 34-year-old righty Hiroyuki Kobayash agrees to a minor league contract with Los Angeles Angels [H. Kobayashi] February 2, 2013
nikkan: SF Giants sign Japanese second baseman Kensuke Tanaka to a Minor League contract with an invitation to Major League Spring Training. [K.Tanaka] January 11, 2013
SpoNichi: Diamondbacks FA Takashi Saito signs a 1 year deal with his home town of Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles [T.Saito] December 29, 2012
NYTimes: Hideki Matsui, Star in Japan and With Yankees, Retires [H. Matsui] December 28, 2012
NBC sports: Hisanori Takahashi agrees to a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs with invitation to Spring Training [H. Takahashi] December 28, 2012

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Takuya Tsuchida
Outfield, Cleveland Indians GNews
Kazuya Takano
Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers GNews
Kota Kobayashi
Pitcher, Cleveland Indians GNews
Naoki Hashimoto
Pitcher, Cleveland Indians GNews
Pedro Okuda
Infield, Seattle Mariners GNews
Kazuki Nishijima
Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers GNews
Kento Tsujimoto
Pitcher, New York Mets GNews
Hirotoshi Onaka
Outfielder, Texas Rangers GNews
Toru Murata
Pitcher, Cleveland Indians GNews
Kensuke Tanaka
Second baseman, San Francisco Giants GNews
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Pitcher, Cleveland Indians GNews
Yoshinori Tateyama
Pitcher, Texas Rangers GNews
Hideki Okajima
Pitcher, Oakland Athletics GNews

Other players

List of players who did not play in MLB, but in the news.

Taiki Kawasaki Pitcher
Yoshinori Yamarin Pitcher
Ryohei Shimabukuro Catcher/First Base
Kenta Suda Pitcher
Shohei Sekiguchi Pitcher
Naoya Washiya Outfielder
Yuki Saito Pitcher
Shota Ichinoseki Pitcher
Takafumi Nakamura Pitcher
Ikko Sumi Catcher
Hiroya Yamamura Catcher
Takumi Hamaoka Outfiled
Keisuke Ueno Pitcher
Robert Boothe Pitcher
Hiroki Sanada Pitcher
Fumimasa Ishibashi Catcher
Naoya Okamoto Pitcher
Masayoshi Tokuda Pitcher
Ryohei Tanaka Pitcher
Hayato Doue Catcher
Terumasa Matsuo Pitcher
Itsuki Shoda Pitcher
Kazuaki Minami Pitcher
Hichori Morimoto Outfielder
Mitsuru Sakamoto Outfield
Ryo Kumagai Pitcher
Katsuhiko Maekawa Pitcher
Yusuke Arakawa Pitcher
Kazumi Saito Pitcher
Hirotoshi Ishii Pitcher
Yoshihiro Doi Pitcher
Tatsuhiko Kinjoh Outfield
Tatsuya Ozeki Outfield
Ryoji Aikawa Catcher
Kazuya Fukuura Infield
Naoyuki Shimizu Pitcher
Hitoki Iwase Pitcher
Shinji Mori Pitcher
Saburo Ohmura Outfielder
Shigeki Noguchi Pitcher
Tomochika Tsuboi Outfielder
Koji Mitsui Pitcher
Ken Kadokura Pitcher
Testu Yofu Pitcher
Hidetaka Kawagoe Pitcher
Yoshitomo Tani Outfield
Yusaku Iriki Pitcher
Atsunori Inaba Outfield
Toshihisa Nishi Infielder
Takashi Ishii Pitcher
Kiyoshi Toyoda Pitcher
Yukinaga Maeda Pitcher
Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi Pitcher
Yoshitaka Mizuo Pitcher
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Past Players

List of players who had at least one MLB appearance in the past.

Masanori Murakami
Pitcher, San Franscisco Giants (1964-1965)
Masato Yoshii
Pitcher, New York Mets, Rockies, Expos (1998-2002)
Satoru Komiyama
Pitcher, New York Mets (2002)
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Pitcher, Seattle Mariners (2000-2003)
Masumi Kuwata
Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates (2007)
Ken Takahashi
Pitcher, New York Mets
Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Pitcher, Seatlle Mariners, Anaheim Angels (1997-2005)
Hideo Nomo
Pitcher, Dodgers, Mets, Brewers, Tigers, Red Sox, Devil Rays, Royals (1995-2008)
Masao Kida
Pitcher, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners (1999-2005)
Keiichi Yabu
Pitcher, San Francisco Giants
Shingo Takatsu
Pitcher, San Fransisco Giants
Takahito Nomura
Pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers (2002)
Hideki Irabu
Pitcher, New York Yankees, Expos, Rangers (1997-2002)
So Taguchi
Outfield, St Louis Cardinals, Phillies, Cubs (2002-09)
Takashi Saito
Pitcher, Arizona Diamondbacks
Takashi Kashiwada
Pitcher, New York Mets (1997)
Akinori Otsuka
Pitcher, Texas Rangers
Tsuyoshi Shinjo
Outfielder, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants (2001-2003)
Yasuhiko Yabuta
Pitcher, Kansas City Royals
Norihiro Nakamura
Infielder, Los Angeles Dodgers (2005)
Kazuhisa Ishii
Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets (2002-2005)
Masahide Kobayashi
Pitcher, Cleveland Indians
Hideki Matsui
Outfielder/Designated Hitter, New York Yankees, LA Angels, Oakland Athletics, Tampa Bay Rays
Tadahito Iguchi
Infielder, Chicago White Sox, San Diego Padres, Philadelphia Phillies (2005-2008)
Mac Suzuki
Pitcher, Mariners, Royals, Rockies, Brewers (1996-2002)
Kenshin Kawakami
Pitcher, Atlanta Braves
Kazuo Matsui
Infield, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Tomokazu Ohka
Pitcher, Red Sox, Expos, Nationals, Brewers, Blue Jays, Indians
Kenji Johjima
Catcher, Seattle Mariners
Kazuo Fukumori
Pitcher, Texas Rangers (2008)
Micheal Nakamura
Pitcher, Minesotta Twins, Toronto Blue Jays (2003-2004)
Kosuke Fukudome
Outfielder, Hanshin Tigers
Akinori Iwamura
Infield, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Ryota Igarashi
Pitcher, Fukuoka Softbank Hawks
Kei Igawa
Pitcher, New York Yankees
Kazuhito Tadano
Pitcher, Cleveland Indians (2004-2005)
Tsuyoshi Nishioka
Infielder, Hanshin Tigers

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American League East

TsuyoshiWada
Baltimore Orioles
Tsuyoshi Wada Pitcher
W L SV ERA G IP SO

- - - - - - -
STATS | TEAM | NEWS
KojiUehara
Boston Red Sox
Koji Uehara Pitcher
W L SV ERA G IP SO

0 0 1 1.75 37 36.0 43
STATS | TEAM | OFFICIAL | NEWS
JunichiTazawa
Boston Red Sox
Junichi Tazawa Pitcher
W L SV ERA G IP SO

1 1 1 1.43 37 44.0 45
STATS | TEAM | NEWS
IchiroSuzuki
New York Yankees
Ichiro Suzuki Outfielder
AVG HR RBI AB H BB SB

.283 9 55 629 178 22 29

STATS | TEAM | OFFICIAL | NEWS
HirokiKuroda
New York Yankees
Hiroki Kuroda Pitcher
W L SV ERA G IP SO

16 11 0 3.32 33 219.2 167
STATS | TEAM | OFFICIAL | NEWS
MunenoriKawasaki
Toronto Blue Jays
Munenori Kawasaki Infielder
AVG HR RBI AB H BB SB

.192 0 7 104 20 8 2

STATS | TEAM | OFFICIAL | NEWS

W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	SO
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W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	SO
0	0	1	1.75	37	36.0	43

W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	SO
1	1	1	1.43	37	44.0	45

AVG	HR	RBI	AB	H	BB	SB
.283	9	55	629	178	22	29

W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	SO
16	11	0	3.32	33	219.2	167

AVG	HR	RBI	AB	H	BB	SB
.192	0	7	104	20	8	2

American League Central

American League West

HiroyukiNakajima
Oakland Athletics
Hiroyuki Nakajima Infielder (SS)
AVG HR RBI AB H BB SB

.312 13 74 497 155 50 7

STATS | TEAM | NEWS
HisashiIwakuma
Seattle Mariners
Hisashi Iwakuma Pitcher
W L SV ERA G IP SO

9 5 2 3.16 16 125.1 101
STATS | TEAM | OFFICIAL | NEWS
YuDarvish
Texas Rangers
Yu Darvish Pitcher
W L SV ERA G IP SO

16 9 0 3.90 29 191.1 221
STATS | TEAM | OFFICIAL | NEWS

AVG	HR	RBI	AB	H	BB	SB
.312	13	74	497	155	50	7

W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	SO
9	5	2	3.16	16	125.1	101

W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	SO
16	9	0	3.90	29	191.1	221

National League East

National League Central

KyujiFujikawa
Chicago Cubs
Kyuji Fujikawa Pitcher
W L SV ERA G IP SO

2 2 24 1.32 48 47.2 58
STATS | TEAM | OFFICIAL | NEWS
HisanoriTakahashi
Chicago Cubs
Hisanori Takahashi Pitcher
W L SV ERA G IP SO

0 3 0 5.54 51 50.1 52
STATS | TEAM | OFFICIAL | NEWS
NorichikaAoki
Milwaukee Brewers
Norichika Aoki Outfielder
AVG HR RBI AB H BB SB

.288 10 50 520 150 43 30

STATS | TEAM | NEWS

W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	SO
2	2	24	1.32	48	47.2	58

W	L	SV	ERA	G	IP	SO
0	3	0	5.54	51	50.1	52

AVG	HR	RBI	AB	H	BB	SB
.288	10	50	520	150	43	30

National League West

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NOTE: 2012 STATS LAST UPDATED: Oct 6, 2012