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Lewis Brinson
Lands with Yomiuri
OFYomiuri Giants
January 19, 2023
Brinson agreed to a contract Jan. 11 with the Giants, Sports Hochi reports.
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Mark Payton
Catches on with Lions
OFSaitama Seibu Lions
December 26, 2022
Payton signed a contract with the Lions on Sunday.
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Masataka Yoshida
Moving on from Buffaloes
OFFree Agent
December 15, 2022
Yoshida signed a five-year, $90 million contract last week with Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Masataka Yoshida
Moving on from Buffaloes
OFFree Agent
December 15, 2022
Yoshida signed a five-year, $90 million contract last week with Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Shogo Akiyama
Returns to NPB with Carp
OFHiroshima Toyo Carp
June 26, 2022
Akiyama agreed Sunday with the Carp on a three-year contract, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.
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Stefen Romero
Heads back to MLB
OFFree Agent
February 12, 2022
Romero signed a contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball on Saturday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
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Gregory Polanco
Making NPB debut with Giants
OFYomiuri Giants
January 5, 2022
Polanco signed a contract Wednesday with the Giants.
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Arismendy Alcantara
Finds deal with Fighters
OFHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
December 9, 2021
Alcantara signed with the Fighters on Friday, Sung Min Kim of The Athletic reports.
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Gerardo Parra
Returning to MLB
OFFree Agent
February 3, 2021
Parra signed a minor-league contract with MLB's Washington Nationals on Wednesday, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.
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Cory Spangenberg
Sticking in Saitama
OFSaitama Seibu Lions
January 14, 2021
Spangenberg signed a one-year contract worth approximately 80 million yen ($771,000) to remain with the Lions on Thursday, Yahoo! Japan reports.
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Rusney Castillo
Joins Golden Eagles
OFTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
January 9, 2021
Castillo signed with the Golden Eagles on Saturday.
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Haruki Nishikawa
Likely headed to North America
OFFree Agent
December 7, 2020
The Fighters posted Nishikawa on Dec. 3, making the outfielder eligible to negotiate with MLB teams on a contract over the next 30 days, The Japan Times reports.
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Alfredo Despaigne
Drives in six runs
OFFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
November 22, 2020
Despaigne went 1-for-3 with a home run and six RBI in Sunday's win over the Giants in Game 2 of the Japan Series.
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Akira Nakamura
Homers twice in win
OFFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
November 17, 2020
Nakamura went 2-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI in Sunday's win over the Marines.
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Kazuki Kamizato
Drives in three runs in win
OFYokohama DeNA BayStars
November 17, 2020
Kamizato went 2-for-3 with three RBI in Saturday's win over the Giants.
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Yuki Yanagita
Reaches base three times
OFFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
November 11, 2020
Yanagita went 1-for-2 with a two-run home run and two walks in Monday's win over the Lions.
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Kotaro Yamasaki
Swats grand slam
OFTokyo Yakult Swallows
November 8, 2020
Yamasaki went 2-for-4 with a grand slam in Sunday's win over the Giants.
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Yasutaka Shiomi
Blasts two-run homer
OFTokyo Yakult Swallows
November 6, 2020
Shiomi went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and two strikeouts in Friday's win over the Dragons.
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Cory Spangenberg
Drives in four runs
OFSaitama Seibu Lions
November 5, 2020
Spangenberg went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI and one strikeout in Wednesday's win over the Fighters.
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Takumi Kuriyama
Drives two-run homer
OFSaitama Seibu Lions
November 4, 2020
Kuriyama went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in Tuesday's win over the Fighters.
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Steven Moya
Strong showing in win
OFOrix Buffaloes
November 4, 2020
Moya went 3-for-4 with two home runs, four RBI and one strikeout in Tuesday's win over the Golden Eagles.
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Leonys Martin
Re-ups with Marines
OFChiba Lotte Marines
Ankle
November 4, 2020
Martin (ankle) agreed Wednesday with the Marines on a two-year, $6 million contact extension, Enrique Rojas of ESPN.com reports.
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Leonys Martin
Unlikely to play again in 2020
OFChiba Lotte Marines
Ankle
November 4, 2020
Martin is unlikely to appear in any games for the Maines for the remainder of the season, Yahoo Sports Japan reports.
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Ikuhiro Kiyota
Homers in first inning
OFChiba Lotte Marines
November 1, 2020
Kiyota went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and one strikeout in Sunday's tie against the Golden Eagles.
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Masataka Yoshida
Homers in loss
OFOrix Buffaloes
October 30, 2020
Yoshida went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, one walk and one strikeout in Thursday's loss to the Fighters.
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