Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB, 日本野球機構, Nippon Yakyū Kikō) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called Puro Yakyū (プロ野 …

Dec 17, 2024 · Former New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka had been synonymous with the Rakuten Golden Eagles during his Nippon Professional Baseball career. For the first time, …

Oct 4, 2024 · After spending 12 seasons pitching in Nippon Professional Baseball, a former New York Yankees target is giving MLB free agency another try. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported …

4 days ago · The Yankees and Mets both reportedly met with Sasaki in December but it seems that he won’t be coming to New York to join either club. Both teams already have plenty of …

Dec 18, 2024 · Beloved former New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka might have his last chance in professional baseball. Four years after he last pitched with the Yankees, …

Dec 17, 2024 · Sugano’s contract with the Orioles is for one-year and worth $13 million, ESPN reported Monday. The righty pitcher had spent his entire career with the Yomiuri Giants of the …

Dec 16, 2024 · Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, who pitched for the Bronx Bombers from 2014 to 2020, has signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

The Yomiuri Giants (読売ジャイアンツ, Yomiuri Jaiantsu, formally Yomiuri Kyojingun (読売巨人軍)) are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's …

Masahiro Tanaka (田中 将大, Tanaka Masahiro, born November 1, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). …

Jan 21, 2025 · Before that, he collected 1,278 hits in the Nippon Professional Baseball league in Japan, giving him more overall hits (4,367) than Pete Rose, MLB's all-time leader.