# ![@GaijinBaseball Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1481363833310650368.png) @GaijinBaseball Gaijin Baseball/外国人野球

Gaijin Baseball/外国人野球 posts on X about history, in the, japan, mlb the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"outfielder Kane Edokpolo broke down in tears after learning he'd been selected in the second round by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Fighters outfielders Chusei Mannami and Shun Mizutani are his idols and he's incredibly excited to join them up north"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1981299150701678668)  2025-10-23T09:58Z 10.7K followers, 49.7K engagements


"Ended up finding a different cheaper one in a slightly bigger size that I can actually machine wash. Sometimes waiting does help Doing a big think atm https://t.co/uuWBNL4i15 Doing a big think atm https://t.co/uuWBNL4i15"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2023032294198661287)  2026-02-15T13:50Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Trevor Bauer has been dropped from the BayStars major-league squad. He can't be called up again until July 9th at the earliest. After getting lifted last night he shouted something at pitching coach Shinji Ohhara and left the dugout. Trevor Bauer gives up [--] baserunners and the Yomiuri Giants make him pay. His NPB-worst ERA climbs to [----] https://t.co/mQ76lo91PW Trevor Bauer gives up [--] baserunners and the Yomiuri Giants make him pay. His NPB-worst ERA climbs to [----] https://t.co/mQ76lo91PW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1939213983321596054)  2025-06-29T06:46Z 10.7K followers, 1.1M engagements


"Trevor Bauer just gave up [--] runs to Nippon Express' corporate ball team in a scrimmage. [--]. https://t.co/BPzGuBVfrc [--]. https://t.co/BPzGuBVfrc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1975849260974485735)  2025-10-08T09:02Z 10.7K followers, 530K engagements


"The Yomiuri Giants are bringing back the Black Diamond alternates for [--] series this year They'll be using them when they play the BayStars in May and the Dragons in July"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2017086625701048715)  2026-01-30T04:05Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@awfulannouncing To be fair you can watch half of NPB pretty easily Pacific League TV is pretty cheap and takes foreign credit cards. The Central League on the other hand. KBO games are also streamed for free on Soop just mute the chat so you don't have to deal with the degenerate gamblers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2017770899777458529)  2026-02-01T01:24Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Ruei-yang Gu Lin missed significant time with an oblique strain last year the Fighters are still letting him pitch for Taiwan Kazuma Okamoto missed significant time with an elbow strain the Jays are still letting him play for Japan The Puerto Rico situation is ridiculous"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2019440970995990709)  2026-02-05T16:00Z 10.6K followers, 41.5K engagements


"Since it's #BlackHistoryMonth here's a quick look at the best seasons by a Black position player in the history of every NPB club Green = Team Record"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2019916206480978350)  2026-02-06T23:28Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Takumi Kuriyama has announced that he'll be retiring at the end of the [----] season The [--] y.o. has been a constant presence on the Lions since his breakout season in [----] and left his mark with over [----] hits and a franchise record [---] doubles It won't be the same without him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2020467232292159837)  2026-02-08T11:58Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"While Shohei Ohtani might have put up the best overall season in Fighters franchise history and Yu Darvish might have the best by a pure pitcher not many talk about the best season by a pure hitter That belongs to NPB hit king Isao Harimoto He also makes up the entire top 5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2020545520784343048)  2026-02-08T17:09Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Forgive the clickbaity title but I'm going to take the opportunity. Plus I became a Lions fan because of Daisuke Matsuzaka So I bet there's more than a few people who would like to root for the Fighters because of Ohtani but don't know the first thing about them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2021191669778207201)  2026-02-10T11:57Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements


"LMB's Sultanes de Monterrey have signed OF Louis Okoye Okoye (28) struggled to get playing time after a career year in [----] and asked to be released by the Yomiuri Giants earlier in the offseason"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2021783405630005307)  2026-02-12T03:08Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"For his 100th pitch on Opening Day Hiromi Itoh broke out the eephus"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1773703704794767399)  2024-03-29T13:28Z 10.7K followers, 113.2K engagements


"I hate to call players "overrated" but Jose Osuna might be the most overrated player in NPB. He is tied with Don Bussan and Carlos Rivero for the 10th-worst WAR by a foreign player in NPB history. The Swallows are locked into a contract with him until 2027"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1986179001145303254)  2025-11-05T21:09Z 10.7K followers, 682.9K engagements


"The Orix Buffaloes have signed Sean Hjelle to a [--] year [---] million ($943k) deal. Hjelle whose listed at [----] m (7 ft) tall is now the tallest player in B's franchise history. Hjelle was soldi for the San Francisco Giants in [----] and had a [--] ERA- and [--] FIP- in AAA in 2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2011170695578092028)  2026-01-13T20:17Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The Colorado Rockies have signed Tomoyuki Sugano to a [--] year deal with financials yet to be disclosed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2021333956411654574)  2026-02-10T21:22Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Every NPB team's primary second baseman in [----] *Note Kazunari Ishii has since signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2022047854953734196)  2026-02-12T20:39Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Pedro wasn't the first to use this "zone" Longtime Lions ace Osamu Higashio went high and inside all the time although he did it as a way of setting up his slider against righties. Still hit quite a lot of people though. His [---] career HBPs is an NPB record. The Pedro Zone. Pitching inside. "A lot of people got hit." 🤣 https://t.co/9xzmnNWDRu The Pedro Zone. Pitching inside. "A lot of people got hit." 🤣 https://t.co/9xzmnNWDRu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2021963858496434249)  2026-02-12T15:05Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"If it's still listed monday I'm buying it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2022693342354784615)  2026-02-14T15:24Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements


"About [--] pitches @GaijinBaseball whats the world record solve time on this bad boy @GaijinBaseball whats the world record solve time on this bad boy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2023333311591149813)  2026-02-16T09:47Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Trevor Bauer gives up [--] baserunners and the Yomiuri Giants make him pay. His NPB-worst ERA climbs to 4.13"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1938856456758894945)  2025-06-28T07:06Z 10.7K followers, 1.5M engagements


"YUKI YANAGITA. TIE GAME"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1983865364045033804)  2025-10-30T11:55Z 10.7K followers, 3.6M engagements


"If you want to talk about Aura farming: Need him for this aura farm alone Need him for this aura farm alone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1987020387956498625)  2025-11-08T04:52Z 10.7K followers, 253.4K engagements


"New Video: The Team that Gave Us Shohei Ohtani - A Brief History of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters https://youtu.be/db0gdtVS0Vo https://youtu.be/db0gdtVS0Vo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2021191667911622958)  2026-02-10T11:57Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The MLB record is [--] years [--] days by Amos Rusie The KBO record is [--] years [---] days by Won-hyong Kim NPB is the only league to see no-hitters thrown by teenagers. In fact there's been [--]. The other [--] coming from Eiji Sawamura (19y 242d) and Tsuneo Horiuchi (19y [---] d)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2022085887895777529)  2026-02-12T23:10Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Doing a big think atm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2022678577792335934)  2026-02-14T14:25Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Their manager in that one winning season Also him. He was hired as a publicity stunt and they were shocked that he actually turned them into a winning team. Unfortunately the Orix BlueWave had a kid named Ichiro on their roster Bobby promptly clashed with management and left"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2022841405216116980)  2026-02-15T01:12Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Every NPB Team's primary third baseman in [----] Yes despite their injuries Okamoto and Murakami still played the most games at third base for their teams. And yes despite Chavis playing less than [--] NPB games he still played more at third base than any other Chunichi Dragon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2022874830018875700)  2026-02-15T03:25Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"starts with T and we all love it starts with T and we all love it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2023129650034311367)  2026-02-15T20:17Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"AI has made our society so fucking dumb man It would take you literally [--] seconds to Google "Dice-K" and figure out who Daisuke Matsuzaka is. The only man to win Summer Koshien the Japan Series WBC and World Series Instead you want everything spoonfed to you like a toddler @Pirates @USABaseball @WBCBaseball @grok who is Dice-K @Pirates @USABaseball @WBCBaseball @grok who is Dice-K"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2023442622069751851)  2026-02-16T17:01Z 10.7K followers, 15.7K engagements


"The one downside to Seibu switching from Fanatics to Mizuno is that they aren't selling the Invincible and Nishitetsu jerseys anymore at least not on their site. Hopefully that gets fixed soon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2021859772820259110)  2026-02-12T08:11Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Two months after being named an all-star at just [--] years old Masaichi Kaneda became the youngest player to throw a no-hitter in major-pro baseball Aged [--] years [--] days Kaneda no-hit the Osaka Tigers at Osaka Stadium on September 5th [----] [---] IP [--] R [--] H [--] BB [--] K"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2022085884410282441)  2026-02-12T23:10Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Those are fighting words in Chiba. He helped turn a Marines team that had [--] winning season in the past [--] years into the 8th greatest NPB offensive unit of all-time (now 10th). He wasnt even a good manager at all whyd they name a holiday after him https://t.co/5kD3YGlVTX He wasnt even a good manager at all whyd they name a holiday after him https://t.co/5kD3YGlVTX"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2022839387206357347)  2026-02-15T01:04Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Edit I was wrong it's the 9th. Thought the [----] Hawks were better than them but apparently not"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2022839950949925237)  2026-02-15T01:06Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements


"The Dragons had [--] different guys at third base this year. Also * means they won't be on the team in [----] if that wasn't obvious"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2022874833424650658)  2026-02-15T03:25Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Fun fact: Munetaka Murakami is actually NOT the youngest player to win the Central League HR Title. That belongs to a fellow Swallow Yukuhiko Machida When Murakami won the [----] CL HR title he was 21y 279d old. When Machida won the [----] CL HR Title was 21y 230d old"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2023014292497608835)  2026-02-15T12:39Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Machida's [--] HR in [----] was also the Swallows franchise record until Dave Roberts (not that one) hit [--] in [----] It was the record for Japanese Swallows players until Toru Sugiura hit [--] in 1985"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2023014295743889882)  2026-02-15T12:39Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Swallows script is done aiming to get it out Friday. The thing about the Swallows is their history has so much broad implications and random tomfoolery that the video could've been over an hour long. Deciding what to include and what to cut was really hard"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2023148247477559387)  2026-02-15T21:31Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"We gotta go to Tokorozawa to get me cube Which Japanese baseball score bug is your favorite Which Japanese baseball score bug is your favorite"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2023163480740864240)  2026-02-15T22:32Z 10.7K followers, 100K engagements


"Curiosity is dead. The willingness to learn is dead. Consumer products are the worst they've ever been and the economy is a giant Ponzi scheme. But hey you saved yourself from the joy of discovery. Congratulations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2023442624733213057)  2026-02-16T17:01Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Oh yeah Olympic Bronze medalist too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2023444034090660113)  2026-02-16T17:07Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Apparently I was in one of those moods last night AI has made our society so fucking dumb man It would take you literally [--] seconds to Google "Dice-K" and figure out who Daisuke Matsuzaka is. The only man to win Summer Koshien the Japan Series WBC and World Series Instead you want everything spoonfed to you like a toddler https://t.co/XfM1fWvsIU AI has made our society so fucking dumb man It would take you literally [--] seconds to Google "Dice-K" and figure out who Daisuke Matsuzaka is. The only man to win Summer Koshien the Japan Series WBC and World Series Instead you want everything spoonfed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2023549577098567917)  2026-02-17T00:06Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"There's been a lot of talk in the Japanese media about Ernie Clement using a old Mizuno glove from the 90s. He bought it last year from a Japanese woman for $150. Her son used it when he played baseball in Junior High. I wonder if he knows it's being used in the World Series [---] # # # https://t.co/1fZHiLZZoE [---] # # # https://t.co/1fZHiLZZoE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1983376171430752279)  2025-10-29T03:31Z 10.7K followers, 241.2K engagements


"Yoshinobu Yamamoto got his Masahiro Tanaka moment Tanaka pitched a 160-pitch Complete Game loss in Game [--] of the [----] Japan Series then closed out Game 7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1984845275912159562)  2025-11-02T04:49Z 10.7K followers, 185.5K engagements


"Munetaka Murakami vs Kazuma Okamoto (PA that ended with a [--] mph+)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1986913279986573401)  2025-11-07T21:46Z 10.7K followers, 333.6K engagements


"@Cr1sspp @INTLBaseball24 So there's Nippon Professional Baseball which is their major league There's [--] prominent indyball leagues. The Baseball Challenge League and the Shikoku Island League Then there's corporate ball it's officially amateur but some people are hired specifically to play baseball"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1991466444421493068)  2025-11-20T11:19Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Let's set the record straight. Trevor Bauer did not "Dominate in Japan". He wasn't even a Top [--] pitcher in NPB [----] and was the #3 starter on his own team. In [----] he wasn't even a Top [--] pitcher in NPB and was either his team's #4 starter or #6 starter depending on metrics @JohnnyGiunta_ "This guy is dog shit" Guy won a Cy Young and finished top [--] in three other years dominates Japan dominates Mexico has one bad year and he's "dog shit" Remind me what the rhetoric was again when he WAS dominating Japan and Mexico btw "Oh well duh he's pitching against @JohnnyGiunta_ "This guy is dog shit""  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1998624954112413901)  2025-12-10T05:24Z 10.6K followers, 32.5K engagements


"In terms of WBSC ranking Pool C is actually the "Group of Death" in this tournament"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2006167750398361848)  2025-12-31T00:57Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"LMB's Algodoneros de Union Laguna have signed former Seibu Lions reliever Katsunori Hirai Hirai (34) was released by the Lions in October after not being called up to the big club in [----]. He was still a serviceable arm on the farm and hopes to revive his career in Mexico"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2006223232509108451)  2025-12-31T04:37Z 10.6K followers, 17.6K engagements


"Just found out New Era started selling Kintetsu hats again [--] days ago. They're already sold out online. Dammit. Heading to a couple phyiscal stores then Selection to see if I can find one before I cave. Scalpers are already charging a 40% markup"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2010583651311075430)  2026-01-12T05:24Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Now that the Kintetsu Buffaloes hats have been re-released (albiet briefly) I'm patiently waiting for the BayStars to re-release their old hats. They haven't done it since [----] Same with the Fighters. Need their throwback caps too. Let me give you my money dammit"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2012774938244006079)  2026-01-18T06:31Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The Tohoku Rakuten Eagles congratulations post for Andruw Jones' Hall of Fame induction has almost as many likes as the Atlanta Braves' despite the Eagles having half the follower count. No real point to this just found it interesting"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2013943478237986995)  2026-01-21T11:55Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Shinnosuke Abe: "The biggest factor in the Giants be unable to repeat as CL champs was Shosei Togo failing to replace Tomoyuki Sugano" Abe try not to throw Togo under the bus challenge (impossible)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2015712200791581157)  2026-01-26T09:03Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The second best NPB catcher when it comes to stopping the run is Yukinori Kishida (41.9%) who should've been on the team over Nakamura if we're being honest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2015877089527005667)  2026-01-26T19:58Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Every NPB Team's Primary First Baseman in [----] A combination of injuries a dead ball and father time means this might just be the least valuable collection of first basemen in NPB History. Like it's BAD bad"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2016267590029738268)  2026-01-27T21:50Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Oh yeah and the two star first baseman who were injured They're gone now. Kazuma Okamoto's in Toronto Tyler Austin's on the North Side of Chicago. The only one in this group that won't be the starting 1B next year is Riku Masuda who'll probably be replaced by Bobby Dalbec. Every NPB Team's Primary First Baseman in [----] A combination of injuries a dead ball and father time means this might just be the least valuable collection of first basemen in NPB History. Like it's BAD bad https://t.co/8AHM90iXE8 Every NPB Team's Primary First Baseman in [----] A combination of injuries a dead ball and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2016270062571941927)  2026-01-27T22:00Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Kona Takahashi has re-signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions for [---] million ($1.6 million US) He reportedly had offers from [--] MLB teams during his posting period but evidently none were good enough to lure him away"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2016357800704881088)  2026-01-28T03:48Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The Chiba Lotte Marines have named veteran Puerto Rican first baseman Neftali Soto as their Captain for [----] He's the second foreign Captain in franchise history after Julio Franco (yes the one you're thinking of) who was their Captain in 1998"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2017051129037934866)  2026-01-30T01:43Z 10.6K followers, 11.8K engagements


"Kaz Matsui will be guest coaching at Chiba Lotte Marines spring training. The Marines are managed by Matsui's high school kouhai Saburo Ohmura. Matsui's been out of baseball since stepping down as manager of the Lions midway through the [----] season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2017446890464546932)  2026-01-31T03:56Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Imagine someone saying this about the World Cup. @Shawn_Spradling @SubwayToShea I just as well they do away with the whole thing. Its an unnecessary risk of injuries for players @Shawn_Spradling @SubwayToShea I just as well they do away with the whole thing. Its an unnecessary risk of injuries for players"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2017902590286250155)  2026-02-01T10:07Z 10.6K followers, 60.6K engagements


"@FUJOMISAWA The Mets are my NL team and I wasn't mad at the WBC when Diaz got hurt because it was a freak accident that had nothing to do with them pitching. Those people would be saying we should cancel the WBC because a player got hit by a car in San Juan or Tokyo or wherever"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2017906218254381471)  2026-02-01T10:21Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@RyanGarciaESM I mean most of Japan's pitchers are NPB pitchers and NPB has gone all in on the WBC because it proves to the world just how good of a league it is (Japan's never failed to medal in the tournament) Also insurance stopped Roki from pitching in the WBC anyways"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2017908536483959245)  2026-02-01T10:31Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Since I have access to NPBStats again lets compare the seasons with the lowest and highest strikeout rates of all-time [----] Tetsuharu Kawakami vs [----] Ralph Bryant Comparing the players with the lowest and highest qualified strikeout rates in NPB Kaito Kozono and Trey Cabbage https://t.co/P8Kb80Aw7y Comparing the players with the lowest and highest qualified strikeout rates in NPB Kaito Kozono and Trey Cabbage https://t.co/P8Kb80Aw7y"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2018077734812237935)  2026-02-01T21:43Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Ralph Bryant actually appears in the Top [--] [--] times including his [----] MVP season. And the only Japanese guy in the Top [--] is Teruaki Sato"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2018077737869832474)  2026-02-01T21:43Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"As far as I'm concerned NPB Spring Training doesn't officially start with a manager's speech or even the beginning of practice It's when the new foreign players do a mamemaki"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2018530203904208930)  2026-02-03T03:41Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"And also no Brazil on the Japanese site just tells you how little they know about the Japanese market. There's a large enough diaspora here (especially in Nagoya) and the team is managed by a former Tokyo Yakult Swallow. Then again that would require fanatics to be competent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2019851153509687630)  2026-02-06T19:10Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements


"@INTLBaseball24 "He PlAy In MlB sYsTeM sO hE bEtTeR""  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2019851662987522434)  2026-02-06T19:12Z 10.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Tyrone Woods Julio Zuleta Tony Brewer Larry Raines Warren Cromartie have the record for the best seasons by a foreign player in their team's history And Rhodes had the best season by a position player in Kintetsu Buffaloes history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/2019916209010180553)  2026-02-06T23:28Z 10.6K followers, [---] engagements


""The Alien" and "the Son of the Wind" Ichiro and Jong-beom Lee 1998"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1744606663514951682)  2024-01-09T06:26Z 10.7K followers, 41.3K engagements


"The final out: KYOTO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL HAS WON SUMMER KOSHIEN They're the first school from Kyoto to win the tournament since Heian High School in [----] KYOTO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL HAS WON SUMMER KOSHIEN They're the first school from Kyoto to win the tournament since Heian High School in 1956"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1826828921125368060)  2024-08-23T03:48Z 10.7K followers, 133.6K engagements


"Happy 51st birthday to the man the myth the legend Ichiro Suzuki"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1848575521912713300)  2024-10-22T04:02Z 10.7K followers, 27.8K engagements


"Only [--] man has won a: - World Series - Japan Series - World Baseball Classic - Olympic Gold Medal And you're looking at him Yoshinobu Yamamoto: #WorldSeries Champion 🤩 https://t.co/jtzFo7Eh8I Yoshinobu Yamamoto: #WorldSeries Champion 🤩 https://t.co/jtzFo7Eh8I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1852433675037691947)  2024-11-01T19:32Z 10.7K followers, 28K engagements


"FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE [----] AND JUST THE THIRD TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY THE YOKOHAMA BAYSTARS ARE JAPAN SERIES CHAMPIONS"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1853048288255041560)  2024-11-03T12:15Z 10.7K followers, 27.3K engagements


"I hate this idea that NPB is not a "big stage" NPB averaged over 31K fans/game this year MLB 29K. The Marines had a higher average attendance than [--] MLB teams. And the only MLB teams with a higher average attendance than the Hanshin Tigers were the Yankees & Dodgers @JballAllen Keep making drama like you are there its obvious that team are not happy with these but there no rule broken and roki only cares is play on big stage and now he can finally get it @JballAllen Keep making drama like you are there its obvious that team are not happy with these but there no rule broken and roki only"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1855503607531012362)  2024-11-10T06:51Z 10.7K followers, 128.2K engagements


"The Tokyo Yakult Swallows have reportedly signed RHP Pedro Avila Avila is the 3rd foreign reliever who'll be joining the Shinjuku outfit this offseason joining Mike Baumann and Peter Lambert Avila has a better MLB CV than the previous [--] so he should make the team out of camp"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1889768174494638462)  2025-02-12T20:06Z 10.7K followers, 56.4K engagements


""Hometown Heroes" Only Seiya is from Tokyo Shohei and Roki are from Iwate Shota's from Kitakyushu Yamamoto is from Okayama Hometown heroes. https://t.co/bBlcH5dJJY Hometown heroes. https://t.co/bBlcH5dJJY"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1902354596577628247)  2025-03-19T13:40Z 10.7K followers, 89.2K engagements


"The Yomiuri Giants stopped Trevor Bauer dead in his tracks. His ERA climbs to 5.40"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1912456194792337743)  2025-04-16T10:41Z 10.7K followers, 119.3K engagements


"Another horror-show outing for Trevor Bauer who will almost certainly start the season 0-3 The self-proclaimed Sawamura candidate could only strike out the opposing pitcher and even then one of those strikeouts was the result of a foul bunt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1914633219397271565)  2025-04-22T10:51Z 10.7K followers, 44.8K engagements


"JEONG CHOI IS THE KBO'S FIRST 500-HOMER MAN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1922248616032321884)  2025-05-13T11:12Z 10.7K followers, 93.3K engagements


"Facing a last-place Tokyo Swallows team that was missing [--] of their best bats Trevor Bauer turns in the worst pitching performance of the day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1923342717158883567)  2025-05-16T11:40Z 10.7K followers, 220.1K engagements


"The Best and Worst ERAs in Japan [--] weeks into the season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1924122715037872172)  2025-05-18T15:19Z 10.7K followers, 49.1K engagements


"Andre Jackson is on pace to have the best season by a foreign pitcher in Whales/BayStars franchise history. Here's how he stacks up compared to the pitcher who most of MLB twitter only tunes in to watch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1928250165820887406)  2025-05-30T00:40Z 10.7K followers, 64.9K engagements


"This is what happens when you go from a manager with a master's degree in physical education to a manager who ignores obvious signs of injury. Roki Sasaki (shoulder) has stopped throwing and has no timeline for when hell resume per @billplunkettocr https://t.co/UibWIYSdmm Roki Sasaki (shoulder) has stopped throwing and has no timeline for when hell resume per @billplunkettocr https://t.co/UibWIYSdmm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1934352563651953096)  2025-06-15T20:49Z 10.7K followers, 82.6K engagements


"Tatsuya Imai just did a "sword" for his 13th strikeout of the game. Unlike the originator he did it after striking out an elite hitter not a guy with a wRC+ under 70"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1934929031045992489)  2025-06-17T11:00Z 10.7K followers, 78K engagements


"Two things. 1) He doesn't have the most innings pitched in the CL he's actually 3rd. Shoki Murakami and Masato Morishita have more (in less starts) 2) While he does lead the CL in strikeouts he's got the worst rate stats of anyone to do it ever. And not by a small margin. @GaijinBaseball And his IP and strikeouts climb to #1 in his league. @GaijinBaseball And his IP and strikeouts climb to #1 in his league"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1939258880887869544)  2025-06-29T09:45Z 10.7K followers, 46.3K engagements


"THE LAST DOMINO HAS FALLEN. NPB's Central League which was the last league in the world that had pitchers hit has officially announced that they will adopt the Designated Hitter in 2027"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1952477129033281941)  2025-08-04T21:09Z 10.7K followers, 50.7K engagements


"The Hiroshima Carp manhandle Trevor Bauer His NPB-worst ERA climbs to 4.20"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1952687972522016854)  2025-08-05T11:07Z 10.7K followers, 694.3K engagements


"That [----] ERA is worth [---] ERA- An equivalent MLB ERA would be 5.75-5.85 depending on where he was playing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1952841218771304684)  2025-08-05T21:16Z 10.7K followers, 141.8K engagements


"The Hiroshima Carp smack around Trevor Bauer yet again It's the 8th-worst performance by a BayStar this year. His NPB-worst ERA (among qualified pitchers) climbs to 4.34"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1958485245923365028)  2025-08-21T11:04Z 10.7K followers, 80.5K engagements


"Okinawa Shogaku have won Summer Koshien It's the school's first summer Koshien title and the second by a school from Okinawa (Konan HS 2010)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1959089084808536376)  2025-08-23T03:03Z 10.7K followers, 24.2K engagements


"Dove into this a little more and it turns out only [--] qualified NPB pitchers struck out a batter per inning in the 1950s. [----] Kazunori Nishimura [----] Minoru Murayama and [----] Masaichi Kaneda Watched @FoolishBB's video on Steve Dalkowski and decided to see who had the highest "Dalko Score" in NPB history Min [---] IP it was Swallows lefty Akira Takahashi who had a career Dalko Score of [---]. [---] K/9+ [---] BB/9+. https://t.co/ZrvcvDyK7F Watched @FoolishBB's video on Steve Dalkowski and decided to see who had the highest "Dalko Score" in NPB history Min [---] IP it was Swallows lefty Akira Takahashi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1972387245442441562)  2025-09-28T19:45Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Yutaka Enatsu would do it [--] times in the 1960s and 70s and it would take until [----] for someone else to do it that being Hiroshima's Kazuhisa Kawaguchi. in [----] Lotte's Hiroshi Ogawa would become the first Pacific Leaguer to pull of the feat. [--] years after the PL was formed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1972387248500039701)  2025-09-28T19:45Z 10.7K followers, [---] engagements


"Yoshihiro Itoh the setup man of the [----] "Miracle Marines" has passed away. He was 43"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1975149299299496101)  2025-10-06T10:41Z 10.7K followers, 24.9K engagements


"Like I know I should stop talking about him but he just keeps giving us stuff to talk about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1975849609923825819)  2025-10-08T09:03Z 10.7K followers, 18.5K engagements


"Update: Trevor Bauer is no longer on Yokohama's playoff roster. Daisuke Miura no longer trusts him out of the bullpen. Trevor Bauer just gave up [--] runs to Nippon Express' corporate ball team in a scrimmage. Trevor Bauer just gave up [--] runs to Nippon Express' corporate ball team in a scrimmage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1976645447763759259)  2025-10-10T13:46Z 10.7K followers, 95.3K engagements


"Well I'll be damned The Yomiuri Giants are going to post Kazuma Okamoto https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ea652ff988977e0b3a779e8b908df7c5f27d8ad8 https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/ea652ff988977e0b3a779e8b908df7c5f27d8ad8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1980883847597416907)  2025-10-22T06:28Z 10.7K followers, 237.2K engagements


"I think we might be forgetting one Teruaki Sato (3/16/25) most recent HR by left-handed hitters vs. Blake Snell before Daulton Varsho in Game 1: Juan Soto (6/2/24) Kyle Schwarber (5/27/24) Rafael Devers x [--] (5/19/23) Max Muncy (7/1/22) Bryce Harper (8/20/21) Kyle Tucker (5/30/21) decent company https://t.co/p1QpjR7Pi3 most recent HR by left-handed hitters vs. Blake Snell before Daulton Varsho in Game 1: Juan Soto (6/2/24) Kyle Schwarber (5/27/24) Rafael Devers x [--] (5/19/23) Max Muncy (7/1/22) Bryce Harper (8/20/21) Kyle Tucker (5/30/21) decent company https://t.co/p1QpjR7Pi3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1982176356780675510)  2025-10-25T20:04Z 10.7K followers, 111.9K engagements


"THE FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS ARE YOUR [----] JAPAN SERIES CHAMPIONS With this being their 14th championship they pass the Saitama Seibu Lions as Japan's second-most successful team behind only the Yomiuri Giants (31)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1983885093161857390)  2025-10-30T13:13Z 10.7K followers, 54.5K engagements


"Wasn't the only catcher who went on to be an ace catcher yoshi 😭 captain of his elementary school team https://t.co/zKG2LFR1dC catcher yoshi 😭 captain of his elementary school team https://t.co/zKG2LFR1dC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1986217084691644901)  2025-11-05T23:40Z 10.7K followers, 277.7K engagements


"These were made because Yomiuri's Nippon Television made their first colour broadcasts in [----] and they wanted a uniform that would show off the power of colour TV However the players hated it and losing the pennant to the Whales made it easier to drop Sadly they only used the orange letters with a black outline in [----]. They dropped it because they lost the CL Pennant after winning it [--] years in a row. But they were heat https://t.co/iEggleF1VX Sadly they only used the orange letters with a black outline in [----]. They dropped it because they lost the CL Pennant after winning it [--] years in a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1991747435836899354)  2025-11-21T05:56Z 10.7K followers, [----] engagements

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