News 
- CBS: Hiroshima Carp to post right-hander Kenta Maeda
[K.Maeda] December 4, 2015
- SeattleTimes: Mariners officially announce the signing of free agent outfielder Nori Aoki
[N. Aoki] December 4, 2015
- Japan Times: Kyuji Fujikawa fired up about return to his old team Hanshin Tigers
[K. Fujikawa] December 4, 2015
- zakzak: Ichiro now has 2,000 runs total between Japanese NPB and MLB.
[Ichiro] September 1, 2015
- nikkan: Ichiro photo gallery through the years
[Ichiro] August 16, 2015
- nikkan: Ichiro's US-Japan total number of hits reach Ty Cobb's 4191
[Ichiro] August 16, 2015
- nikkan: Ichiro and his koshien experience in his high school years
[Ichiro] May 28, 2015
- nikkan: Gosuke Katoh out of roster of single A Charleston RiverDogs after hitting .161, 1 HR in 39 games. Heads to Tampa for extended spring training.
[G.Katoh] May 26, 2015
- mlb.com: Ichiro introduced by Miami Marlins executives in Japan, humbled by the team's efforts
[General News] February 19, 2015
- JapanTimes: Takashi Toritani may have thrived in majors
[T.Toritani] January 13, 2015
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Minor League Players
List of players who is currently in the minor league system.
Gosuke Katoh
Infield, New York Yankees GNews | MiLB
Takuya Tsuchida
Outfield, Cleveland Indians GNews | MiLB
Kazuya Takano
Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers GNews | MiLB- Kota Kobayashi
Pitcher, Cleveland Indians GNews | MiLB
- Naoki Hashimoto
Pitcher, Cleveland Indians GNews | MiLB
Pedro Okuda
Infield, Seattle Mariners GNews | MiLB- Kazuki Nishijima
Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers GNews | MiLB
Kento Tsujimoto
Pitcher, New York Mets GNews | MiLB
Hiroyuki Nakajima
Infielder (SS), Oakland Athletics GNews | MiLB
Kensuke Tanaka
Second baseman, Texas Rangers GNews | MiLB
Shunsuke Watanabe
Pitcher, Boston Red Sox GNews | MiLB
Tomokazu Ohka
Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays GNews | MiLB- Yoshinori Tateyama
Pitcher, New York Yankees GNews | MiLB
- Hideki Okajima
Pitcher, Oakland Athletics GNews | MiLB
- Takumi Numata
Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers GNews | MiLB
Other players
List of players who did not play in MLB, but in the news.
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- Koji Uehara, Yu Darvish and Masahiro Tanaka: 2014 All Stars August 15, 2014
- The other side of story: Horace Wilson who introduced baseball in Japan March 30, 2014
- John Farrell on Masahiro Tanaka and challenges for Japanese players January 22, 2014
- Tomohiro Anraku and why Japanese pitchers throws so many pitches October 02, 2013
- Koji Uehara’s consecutive perfect saves and his Japanese stats/background September 06, 2013
- MLB Network has short segment on Masanori Murakami, 1964 September 02, 2013
- Ichiro, his 4,000th hits, Japanese stats, and discussions that followed August 24, 2013
- Hisashi Iwakuma’s All-Star selection, and Japanese players and MLB All-Star game July 17, 2013
- See more at blog.Japaneseballplayers.com
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)- Hiroki Kuroda
Pitcher, New York Yankees/ L.A. Dodgers
Hisanori Takahashi
Pitcher, Yokohama DeNA BayStars- Mac Suzuki
Pitcher, Mariners, Royals, Rockies, Brewers (1996-2002)
Kenshin Kawakami
Pitcher, Atlanta Braves - Kazuo Matsui
Infield, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
- 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)
- Kyuji Fujikawa
Pitcher, Texas Rangers
- Daisuke Matsuzaka
Pitcher, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets
Tsuyoshi Nishioka
Infielder, Hanshin Tigers
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