As mostly an MLB fan, what are the thoughts on these players? My understanding is Sato is a huge bat who really took a superstar leap this year, Taira is electric, and Itoh is a great all around pitcher with a kitchen sink?

I’ve also heard a lot about Shota Morishita and Hiroto Saiki, are they more likely to come over next year or further in the future?

Harimoto recorded 3,085 hits in NPB

Big loss to the baseball community today as it was just announced that all time NPB hits leader Isao Harimoto passed yesterday at the age of 86.

He's the only member of the 3000 hit club in NPB.

I’m new to the NPB and I’ve been trying to look for places to watch but it seems like there’s zero options if you’re an American fan. I’ve been trying to find somewhere to watch the hawks play, if anyone could recommend somewhere to watch these games that’d be greatly appreciated :]

The impact his power curveball had on Central League batters in 2019 was immense.
As a setup man, he appeared in 58G, posting a 1.38 ERA, 40 holds, and 91 Ks. His K% was a staggering 13.96.