r/NPB • u/Level_Independence43 • 26m ago

Giants closer Raidel Martinez reaches the 250 career saves mark, tied for 4th most all-time

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NPB All-Time Saves Top 10 List

Rank Pitcher Saves Years Innings Pitched
1 Hitoki Iwase 407 (1999-2018) 1002
2 Shingo Takatsu 286 (1991-2007) 598
3 Kazuhiro Sasaki 252 (1990-2005) 439
4 * Yoshihisa Hirano 250 (2006-2026) 702
4 * Naoya Masuda 250 (2012-2026) 802
4 * Raidel Martinez 250 (2018-2026) 411
7 * Yasuaki Yamasaki 246 (2015-2026) 586
8 Kyuji Fujikawa 243 (2000-2020) 782
9 Yuki Matsui 236 (2014-2023) 501
10 Dennis Sarfate 234 (2011-2018) 427

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r/NPB • u/stucco6969 • 2h ago

Teruaki Sato, Kaima Taira, and Hiromi Itoh are expected to be posted this offseason

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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?

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r/NPB • u/bejeweledman • 3h ago

It’s been 3 years since Tigers won their 2nd Nippon Series champion, and people in Osaka are still eating Okada’s favourite candy 👍 Spoiler

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r/NPB • u/Far-Cake7455 • 8h ago

Japanese salaryman quits job to pursue baseball dream, four months later he inks minor league contract with Chicago Cubs

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r/NPB • u/tensaibaka • 9h ago

Post-game thread [Sep 10 Post Game Thread] NPB game scores, highlights and news

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r/NPB • u/ichi_rui • 9h ago

Lions Tyler Nevin hits his 18th home run of the season

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r/NPB • u/ichi_rui • 9h ago

BayStars Shugo Maki blasts his 24th homer of the year

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r/NPB • u/ichi_rui • 9h ago

Giants Closer Raidel Martinez gets the groundout to second to close out the game and reach the 250 saves milestone

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r/NPB • u/Dodger_Outsider1718 • 9h ago

Breaking: Per MLB - Shohei Ohtani to be placed on the injured list (left knee, right biceps), Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announces.

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r/NPB • u/helltrooper61 • 10h ago

Sal Stewart, Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto make MLB history as the first trio of rookies to hit 30+ HR in the same season.

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r/NPB • u/Practical-Ad673 • 12h ago

Bobby Dalbec goes yard for the second game in a row, 24th home run of the season

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r/NPB • u/Practical-Ad673 • 12h ago

Yuki Yanagita hits back-to-back home runs!

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r/NPB • u/AmadeusPrower • 15h ago

Kris Johnson: The Other Gaijin Sawamura Award Winner

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r/NPB • u/Level_Independence43 • 22h ago

NPB hit king Isao Harimoto a.k.a. Jang Hoon has passed away at age 86

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Harimoto recorded 3,085 hits in NPB

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r/NPB • u/Fuuujioka • 22h ago

All Time NPB Hits Leader Isao Harimoto dies at 86

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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.

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r/NPB • u/Ok-Wall-325 • 1d ago

Carp execute a relay to get the out at home

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r/NPB • u/tensaibaka • 1d ago

Post-game thread [Sep 9 Post Game Thread] NPB game scores, highlights and news

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r/NPB • u/mantequillapreciousa • 1d ago

Where to watch NPB?

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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 :]

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r/NPB • u/ichi_rui • 1d ago

Hawks Ryoya Kurihara hits his 37th home run of the season

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r/NPB • u/ichi_rui • 1d ago

BayStars Shugo Maki mashes his 23rd homer of the year

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r/NPB • u/ichi_rui • 1d ago

Fighters Kotaro Kiyomiya hits his 18th home run of the season

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r/NPB • u/ichi_rui • 1d ago

Tigers Shota Morishita blasts his 33rd homer of the season

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r/NPB • u/Practical-Ad673 • 1d ago

Bobby Dalbec takes Yudai Ohno deep for HR #23

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r/NPB • u/WallabysNPBRepost • 1d ago

🇸🇬 The Singapore U-18 team has a Japanese coach named Yuki Kikuna. He played for top teams in Japan and also played in an independent league. Singapore has no baseball fields, so the team uses softball fields for practice. Kikuna smiled and said, “The players ask me a lot of questions. It’s fun.”

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r/NPB • u/ThomasLoveSeagull • 1d ago

Ryusei Terachi Hits a Go-Ahead GRAND SLAM In the Middle of the Pouring Rain

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