# ![@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 mlb, japan, the first, tokyo the most. They currently have [------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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[countries](/list/countries)  14.91% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  13.16% [mlb](/list/mlb)  6.14% [finance](/list/finance)  3.51% [automotive brands](/list/automotive-brands)  2.63% [nfl](/list/nfl)  0.88% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  0.88% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  0.88% [stocks](/list/stocks)  0.88% [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands)  0.88%

**Social topic influence**
[mlb](/topic/mlb) 14.04%, [japan](/topic/japan) 12.28%, [the first](/topic/the-first) 10.53%, [tokyo](/topic/tokyo) 9.65%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 9.65%, [history](/topic/history) 8.77%, [yoshinobu yamamoto](/topic/yoshinobu-yamamoto) 6.14%, [$9024t](/topic/$9024t) 3.51%, [have the](/topic/have-the) 3.51%, [world series](/topic/world-series) 3.51%

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

"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


"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 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


"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


"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


"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


"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


"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


"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


"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


"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


"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/anyuser/status/1975849260974485735)  2025-10-08T09:02Z 10.7K followers, 530K engagements


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


"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/anyuser/status/1826819231993729403)  2024-08-23T03:10Z 10.7K followers, 140.5K 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


"This is the first season where the Detroit Tigers Hanshin Tigers and Kia Tigers have all made the playoffs in the same year #RepDetroit # #"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1840010521501716888)  2024-09-28T12:47Z 10.7K followers, 1.1M engagements


"Seeing a lot of "What will playoff Shohei be like" Well let's flash back [--] years: - He pitched [--] shutout innings in Game [--] of the PLCS against the 2-time defending champion Hawks - He got the save in Game [--] of the PLCS Oh and he walked off Game [--] of the Japan Series"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1842380457301709075)  2024-10-05T01:45Z 10.7K followers, 150.3K engagements


"Yoshinobu Yamamoto has made it to the finals for a 4th consecutive year Much like the first two times it'll be a battle between the two premier cities Except this time it's not Tokyo vs Osaka but New York vs Los Angeles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1848213878141792602)  2024-10-21T04:05Z 10.7K followers, 17.5K 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


"Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani are the 14th and 15th players to win a Japan Series and a World Series Yamamoto is the second B's player to pull off the double after So Taguchi while Ohtani is the 3rd former Fighter to do so joining Hideki Okajima and Chris Martin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1851834566832451778)  2024-10-31T03:52Z 10.7K followers, 18.2K 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


"Roki Sasaki smacks a single at Marines Fan Fest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1858037294223024570)  2024-11-17T06:39Z 10.7K followers, 218.7K engagements


"Jesus Sanchez may have hit the longest home run in #MLB this season (480ft) but it wasn't the farthest-hit home run in baseball this year This absolute tank from Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami was clocked at [-----] meters. Or [-----] feet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1858525822677614711)  2024-11-18T15:01Z 10.7K followers, 61.1K engagements


"Shohei Ohtani has become the first player in baseball history to win MVP of [--] leagues The Pacific American and now the National League"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1859749383484604618)  2024-11-22T00:03Z 10.7K followers, 37.5K engagements


"Taiwan hands Japan their first international loss since [----] and wins their first Premier 12"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1860670611405799579)  2024-11-24T13:03Z 10.7K followers, 32K engagements


"The Yomiuri Giants will be taking on the LA Dodgers and Chicago Cubs in preseason action at the Tokyo Dome in 2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1861563673078071379)  2024-11-27T00:12Z 10.7K followers, 36.9K engagements


"Its #NationalHatDay 🧢 Which NPB caps are your favorites https://t.co/FdA4m3SZYu Its #NationalHatDay 🧢 Which NPB caps are your favorites https://t.co/FdA4m3SZYu"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1879457130404819052)  2025-01-15T09:14Z 10.7K followers, 43K engagements


"6/12/1993 At a countryside Kansai Derby game in Nagaoka Buffaloes ace Hideo Nomo is taking a shutout into the 8th inning Then a [--] year old kid who came into the game batting around .100 spoiled it by hitting the first homer of his career His name Ichiro Suzuki"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1880928276107202608)  2025-01-19T10:40Z 10.7K followers, 41.2K engagements


"Congrats to Ichiro the first Asian Hall of Famer and the 3rd NPB Alumni in Cooperstown"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1881845986651504713)  2025-01-21T23:27Z 10.7K followers, 51.6K 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


"He then proceeded to try and show up the umpire on the next pitch with extremely deliberate movements. Masahiro Nishino hit a line-drive single to center field. Long delay in the Orix/DeNA preseason game as Trevor Bauer is arguing with the umpires via an interpretor after a balk was called on him bringing home a run https://t.co/OG4B2gquJs Long delay in the Orix/DeNA preseason game as Trevor Bauer is arguing with the umpires via an interpretor after a balk was called on him bringing home a run https://t.co/OG4B2gquJs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1898610955921047946)  2025-03-09T05:45Z 10.7K followers, 46.6K engagements


"Trevor Bauer: "I'm going to strike out at least 50% of the batters I face in my first preseason game" - Only strikes out [--] of the [--] batters he faced - Only generates [--] whiffs - Gives up [--] runs on a walk an error and [--] hits - He balked in one of those runs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1898616464191438878)  2025-03-09T06:06Z 10.7K followers, 359.8K engagements


"Hanshin Tigers prospect Keito Mombetsu a man who has a grand total of [--] innings of NPB experience. and put up a [---] FIP- in the minors last year Just pitched [--] perfect innings against the Chicago Cubs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1900766536131866807)  2025-03-15T04:30Z 10.7K followers, 70.8K engagements


"Hanshin Tigers - [--] Chicago Cubs - [--] Put some respect on NPB's name"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1900779984823726390)  2025-03-15T05:23Z 10.7K followers, 186.4K engagements


"Final: Hanshin Tigers - [--] Los Angeles Dodgers - [--] The Tigers stare down [--] MLB teams and don't allow a single run"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1901145527594418341)  2025-03-16T05:36Z 10.7K followers, 78.6K engagements


"All I'm going to say is that I saw genuine takes from people who said the [----] White Sox would cruise to a Japan Series title. I hope Hanshin manhandling the Cubs and Dodgers will go a long way towards stifling that level of blatant disrespect. Final: Hanshin Tigers - [--] Los Angeles Dodgers - [--] The Tigers stare down [--] MLB teams and don't allow a single run. https://t.co/MeG6ZvLOQN Final: Hanshin Tigers - [--] Los Angeles Dodgers - [--] The Tigers stare down [--] MLB teams and don't allow a single run. https://t.co/MeG6ZvLOQN"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1901156124021096713)  2025-03-16T06:18Z 10.7K followers, 52K 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


"Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin threw out the Ceremonial First Pitch at the Tokyo Dome today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1905848335526715492)  2025-03-29T05:03Z 10.7K followers, 29.4K engagements


"Opening Weekend fan turnout: Worst team in MLB vs Worst team in NPB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1906481864614769102)  2025-03-30T23:01Z 10.7K followers, 241.9K engagements


"Devastated to hear that former Dragons BayStars and Buffaloes slugger Tony Blanco lost his life in the Jet Set disaster. To remember him I'd like to share his greatest moment his [----] CL Wildcard winning Grand Slam. It's still the last playoff series the Dragons have won"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1909733011823706211)  2025-04-08T22:20Z 10.7K followers, 110.1K engagements


"The Least Successful Teams in MLB NPB the KBO and the CPBL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1910434215549952275)  2025-04-10T20:46Z 10.7K followers, 67K 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


"Today we lost one of the greatest to ever do it. A captain a leader a pioneer a winner. "Mr. Baseball" Shigeo Nagashima has passed away. RIP Shiggy. We'll miss you"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1929691565645037819)  2025-06-03T00:08Z 10.7K followers, 40.7K 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


"Bro was fully mocking him. 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 [--] 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/anyuser/status/1934929918359687635)  2025-06-17T11:03Z 10.7K followers, 73.5K engagements


"Trevor Bauer took a start on short rest to try and pad his stats against the worst offense in NPB (.583 OPS [--] wRC+). Instead the Chiba Lotte Marines shelled him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1936662960241287522)  2025-06-22T05:50Z 10.7K followers, 416.9K engagements


"He's now been shelled by both the worst team in the Central League and the worst team in the Pacific League"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1936663107067146337)  2025-06-22T05:50Z 10.7K followers, 16.9K 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/anyuser/status/1938856456758894945)  2025-06-28T07:06Z 10.7K followers, 1.5M engagements


"He also now has [--] of his team's bottom [--] pitching performances"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1938856458503741776)  2025-06-28T07:06Z 10.7K followers, 37K engagements


"It you want further proof that the NPB ball is dead as a doornail"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1938915445458759825)  2025-06-28T11:00Z 10.7K followers, 439.9K 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/anyuser/status/1939213983321596054)  2025-06-29T06:46Z 10.7K followers, 1.1M 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


"Oh yeah I live in Tokyo now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1940009866980204908)  2025-07-01T11:29Z 10.7K followers, 18.3K engagements


"Luke Voit's second NPB hit is his first dinger"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1940367220611399745)  2025-07-02T11:09Z 10.7K followers, 286.4K engagements


"The Tokyo Yakult Swallows are currently the worst team in NPB are [----] games back of a playoff spot and have all their best players on the IL. If they were an MLB team the stands at Meiji Jingu Stadium would be empty. Instead they looked like this:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1946558535887905021)  2025-07-19T13:11Z 10.7K followers, 46.7K engagements


"Tetsuto Yamada takes Trevor Bauer deep to open the scoring in Yokohama"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1950490737113706927)  2025-07-30T09:36Z 10.7K followers, 106.4K engagements


"I've said it before and I'll say it again Fanatics and Nike ripping MLB fans off with their substandard quality $175 jerseys. This Hanshin Tigers jersey cost me 11k ($73 US). If I wanted the same jersey without Teruaki Sato on the back it would only cost 9k ($60 US)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1951158187249508845)  2025-08-01T05:48Z 10.7K followers, 158.9K engagements


"The highest qualified ERAs in MLB NPB the KBO and the CPBL (with ERA-)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1952137402312446196)  2025-08-03T22:40Z 10.7K followers, 160.6K engagements


"Yes really. [----]. Bauer's the only qualified NPB pitcher with a ERA over 3"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1952138846382243864)  2025-08-03T22:45Z 10.7K followers, 19.3K 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


"CHUSEI MANNAMI DRIVES IN TWO WITH A BUNT EXCUSE ME"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1952623116825624685)  2025-08-05T06:50Z 10.7K followers, 115.8K engagements


"The Hiroshima Carp manhandle Trevor Bauer His NPB-worst ERA climbs to 4.20"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/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


"Every Team in Baseball with a W% over .600"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1953568577354969281)  2025-08-07T21:26Z 10.7K followers, 98.6K engagements


"MUNETAKA MURAKAMI WALKS OFF THE BAYSTARS WITH A 2-RUN BLAST"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1955244668670930963)  2025-08-12T12:27Z 10.7K followers, 217.6K engagements


"Elehuris Montero blasts his 9th of the year off Trevor Bauer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1958469461566206361)  2025-08-21T10:01Z 10.7K followers, 67.1K 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


"This is why adjusted stats are important kids. It stops you from saying stuff like this. Shohei Ohtani's [----] ERA is worth a [---] ERA- Trevor Bauer's [----] ERA is worth a [---] ERA- @GaijinBaseball Ahem. https://t.co/HJDEFXKdLE @GaijinBaseball Ahem. https://t.co/HJDEFXKdLE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1958654854668407107)  2025-08-21T22:18Z 10.7K followers, 52.5K engagements


"Something I forgot to post last night: In the 5th inning Trevor Bauer got Kaito Kozono to ground out and then kicked his bat walking into the dugout. Kozono tripled off Bauer in his next at bat then yelled at him as he was walking back to the mound"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1958864232163725492)  2025-08-22T12:10Z 10.7K followers, 213.4K 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


"Yesterday Cal Raleigh became the second catcher in the history of major-pro baseball to hit [--] home runs Here's how his season stacks up against the last catcher to do it NPB Hall of Famer Katsuya Nomura in 1963"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1960335170134782188)  2025-08-26T13:35Z 10.7K followers, 69.6K engagements


"PITCHER HOME RUN THIS IS NOT A DRILL WE HAVE A PITCHER HOME RUN Andre Jackson hits the first home run by an NPB pitcher in 2025"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1961365290673213516)  2025-08-29T09:48Z 10.7K followers, 238.7K engagements


"Of course Murakami hits [--] dingers while I'm here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/GaijinBaseball/status/1961731337087549757)  2025-08-30T10:02Z 10.7K followers, 37.1K engagements


"Update: Munetaka Murakami is now 3-4 with [--] homers Of course Murakami hits [--] dingers while I'm here Of course Murakami hits [--] dingers while I'm here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1961755509016711579)  2025-08-30T11:38Z 10.7K followers, 35K engagements


"#29 has bested #19 Big Dumper has passed The Moose Cal Raleigh now has the world record for home runs by a catcher in a single season breaking Katsuya Nomura's mark which has held since 1963"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1964771284107350261)  2025-09-07T19:22Z 10.7K followers, 27.3K 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


""Things you can say to your baseball team but not your girlfriend" GO CLIMAX #JERA # # https://t.co/IOGy6E3VEr GO CLIMAX #JERA # # https://t.co/IOGy6E3VEr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1976581529561411912)  2025-10-10T09:32Z 10.7K followers, 21.8K 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


"Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominates the Brewers in Game [--] of the NLCS tossing a complete game It's his first complete game since Game [--] of the [----] Japan Series"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1978299960866058317)  2025-10-15T03:20Z 10.7K followers, 63K engagements


"I remember that complete game because he threw [---] pitches and the MLB fandom had a collective freakout about how the Buffaloes were "ruining" him before he got posted. Yamamoto's response to it was essentially "the season was on the line I'd do it again in a heartbeat" Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominates the Brewers in Game [--] of the NLCS tossing a complete game It's his first complete game since Game [--] of the [----] Japan Series. https://t.co/tupal7eDUd Yoshinobu Yamamoto dominates the Brewers in Game [--] of the NLCS tossing a complete game It's his first complete game since Game [--] of the [----] Japan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1978302278323917117)  2025-10-15T03:29Z 10.7K followers, 60.2K engagements


"It took [----] innings for the Brewers to score as many runs against the Dodgers as Teruaki Sato did with this one swing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1978957790229205365)  2025-10-16T22:54Z 10.7K followers, 149.3K 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


"Kazuma Okamoto and Munetaka Murakami are both going to be posted. [--] of the Big [--] power hitters in the Central League are headed stateside. Both Tokyo teams will lose their Captains. NPB better juice the balls or we're going to see home run totals rivalling 2011-2012. Well I'll be damned The Yomiuri Giants are going to post Kazuma Okamoto https://t.co/MoT1dYNVnP Well I'll be damned The Yomiuri Giants are going to post Kazuma Okamoto https://t.co/MoT1dYNVnP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1980885404393042037)  2025-10-22T06:34Z 10.7K followers, 144.4K engagements


"2 things are wrong about this. [--]. Kazuma Okamoto's OPS this year was [-----] [--]. He has [---] career home runs. [--] year old Kazuma Okamoto will be eligible to sign with MLB teams this offseason He slashed .322/.411/.581 (.992 OPS) with [--] home runs in [--] games in [----] and has [---] home runs across [--] NPB seasons https://t.co/DkkuZQSlCB [--] year old Kazuma Okamoto will be eligible to sign with MLB teams this offseason He slashed .322/.411/.581 (.992 OPS) with [--] home runs in [--] games in [----] and has [---] home runs across [--] NPB seasons https://t.co/DkkuZQSlCB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1981178360043884917)  2025-10-23T01:58Z 10.7K followers, 68.7K engagements


"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


"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


"Shoki Murakami. [--] mph eephus in Game [--] of the Japan Series. Because why not https://x.com/_Shifttrr/status/1982027485354308076/video/1 https://x.com/_Shifttrr/status/1982027485354308076/video/1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1982179499543347701)  2025-10-25T20:16Z 10.7K followers, 375.3K engagements


"I think Yoshinobu Yamamoto might be the biggest obstacle in Toronto's strategy of wearing down LA's starting pitchers by dragging out PAs He's thrown nearly [---] pitches in the finals before and he could well do it again if Roberts lets him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1982235045721956437)  2025-10-25T23:57Z 10.7K followers, 152.6K engagements


"Told ya. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the first pitcher to throw a complete game in the Japan Series and the World Series Mountain Man Good. I think Yoshinobu Yamamoto might be the biggest obstacle in Toronto's strategy of wearing down LA's starting pitchers by dragging out PAs He's thrown nearly [---] pitches in the finals before and he could well do it again if Roberts lets him. I think Yoshinobu Yamamoto might be the biggest obstacle in Toronto's strategy of wearing down LA's starting pitchers by dragging out PAs He's thrown nearly [---] pitches in the finals before and he could well do it again if"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1982278037959057602)  2025-10-26T02:48Z 10.7K followers, 43.4K 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/anyuser/status/1983376171430752279)  2025-10-29T03:31Z 10.7K followers, 241.2K 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


"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/anyuser/status/1984845275912159562)  2025-11-02T04:49Z 10.7K followers, 185.5K 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, 682.8K 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


"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


"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

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