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NPB Import Players: Foreign Players Currently Playing in Japan

by Darrell Proctor
The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters hope that slugger Franmil Reyes will add some thump to their lineup. Still only 28 years old at the start of the 2024 season, Reyes twice hit 30+ home runs in MLB.

The table below lists all of the players in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) who are not from Japan.

Click here for a list of Japanese former Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players currently playing in NPB.

Last updated March 7, 2025. Have any additions or corrections? Please contact us at the form below.

NameNPB TeamPosition
Arnaez, JeanHanshinP/UTIL
Austin, TylerYokohama1B/OF
Avila, PedroYakultP
Baldonado, AlbertoYomiuriP
Bauer, TrevorYokohamaP
Baumann, MikeYakultP
Cabbage, TreyYomiuriINF
Cedeno, LeandroSeibu1B
Diaz, JordanOrixINF
Dominguez, JohanHiroshimaP
Duplantier, JonHanshinP
Espinoza, AndersonOrixP
Fabian, SandroHiroshimaOF
Franco, MaikelRakuten1B/3B
Guerrero, TayronChiba LotteP
Gu Lin, Ruei YangNippon-HamP
Hearn, TaylorHiroshimaP
Hernandez, ElierYomiuriOF
Howard, SpencerRakutenP
Jackson, AndreYokohamaP
Kay, AnthonyYokohamaP
Keller, BradChiba LotteP
Keller, KyleYomiuriP
Lambert, PeterYakultP
Marte, YuniorChunichiP
Martinez, RaidelYomiuriP
Montero, ElehurisHiroshimaINF
Muller, KyleChunichi P
Nelson, NickHanshinP
Nevin, TylerSeibuINF/OF
Olivares, EdwardOrixOF
Ramirez, EmmanuelSeibuP
Reyes, FranmilNippon-HamOF
Sammons, BryanChiba LotteP
VerHagen, DrewNippon-HamP
Vosler, JasonChunichiOF
Voth, AustinChiba LotteP
Wingenter, TreySeibuP
Wick, RowanYokohamaP
Yajure, MiguelRakutenP

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