▲ 67 r/NPB
Fighters SP Hiromi Itoh reaches 1000 innings pitched milestone
u/Level_Independence43 — 19 days ago
Hayato Sakamoto surpasses Shigeo Nagashima on the NPB all-time hits leaderboard
Isao Harimoto 3085 (Toei/Nittaku/Nippon-Ham 1959-75, Yomiuri 1976-79, Lotte 1980-81)
Katsuya Nomura 2901 (Nankai 1954-77, Lotte 1978, Seibu 1979-80)
Sadaharu Oh 2786 (Yomiuri 1959-80)
Hiromitsu Kadota 2566 (Nankai 1970-88, Orix 1989-90, Daiei 1991-92)
Sachio Kinugasa 2543 (Hiroshima 1965-87)
Yutaka Fukumoto 2543 (Hankyu 1969-88)
Tomoaki Kanemoto 2539 (Hiroshima 1992-02, Hanshin 2003-12)
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami 2480 (Chunichi 1988-09)
Hayato Sakamoto 2472 (Yomiuri 2007-present)
Shigeo Nagashima 2471 (Yomiuri 1958-74)
u/Level_Independence43 — 27 days ago
▲ 13 r/NPB
Giants closer Raidel Martinez reaches the 250 career saves mark, tied for 4th most all-time
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 |
*active player
u/Level_Independence43 — 1 month ago
NPB hit king Isao Harimoto a.k.a. Jang Hoon has passed away at age 86
Harimoto recorded 3,085 hits in NPB
u/Level_Independence43 — 1 month ago
▲ 132 r/NPB
Takumi Kuriyama gets thrown in the air and into retirement
u/Level_Independence43 — 2 months ago
▲ 67 r/NPB
Tigers OF Shota Morishita was hit by pitch and exited the game with a left arm contusion
u/Level_Independence43 — 2 months ago
▲ 28 r/NPB
Kensuke Kondoh has reached the 1,500 career hits milestone, the 140th player in NPB history to achieve it
u/Level_Independence43 — 2 months ago
Yakult Swallows 46-year-old LHP Masanori Ishikawa made his 2026 debut, giving him 25 consecutive seasons with an NPB appearance
The NPB record is 29 seasons played by Kimiyasu Kudoh
u/Level_Independence43 — 2 months ago
▲ 80 r/NPB
Hanshin Tigers OF Koji Chikamoto has reached the 1,000 career games milestone
u/Level_Independence43 — 2 months ago
▲ 72 r/NPB
Dai-Kang Yang (a.k.a. Daikan Yoh) gets thrown in the air after a farm game for his retirement ceremony
u/Level_Independence43 — 2 months ago
▲ 47 r/NPB
Chiba Lotte Marines pitcher Kazuya Ojima reached the 1,000 innings pitched milestone
u/Level_Independence43 — 2 months ago
▲ 136 r/NPB
Hanshin Tigers 3B Teruaki Sato has reached the 150 career home run milestone
u/Level_Independence43 — 2 months ago
Pitcher Kenta Maeda Has Reached the 100 Career Wins in NPB Milestone
u/Level_Independence43 — 2 months ago
▲ 41 r/NPB
Seibu Lions veteran Takeya Nakamura played in his first game this year, marking 25 seasons of playing in NPB
u/Level_Independence43 — 2 months ago
▲ 110 r/NPB
Marines closer Naoya Masuda has reached the 250 career save milestone, the 5th most in NPB history
u/Level_Independence43 — 2 months ago
▲ 57 r/NPB
The Yomiuri x Jordan uniforms are all unique, each with their own different pattern
u/Level_Independence43 — 3 months ago
▲ 28 r/NPB
Former Nippon-Ham Fighter and Yomiuri Giant Dai Kang-Yang a.k.a. Daikan Yoh has announced retirement from baseball at age 39
u/Level_Independence43 — 3 months ago
▲ 21 r/NPB
Tadahito Iguchi has been tabbed as the new manager of Samurai Japan
u/Level_Independence43 — 3 months ago