Hanshin’s rookie Taisei Kudo might be one of the biggest hidden gems in NPB right now. Was a developmental draft pick by the Tigers in the 2024 NPB draft out of Japanese Indy Ball. Overpowering stuff that can reach 99 MPH. Dark horse ROTY candidate. 🌪️🔥

Yasuhiro Ogawa twirled a 2-hit Maddux at Jingu Stadium. It's the best pitching performance of this young season. Final line: 9.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 BB, 4 K, 92 P

Teruaki Sato has the JUICE 🧃🔥 2-run HR to tie it all up in the 8th!

Hiroya Miyagi vs Franmil Reyes 🤜🤛 Advantage Reyes 🇩🇴💣

Gold Glove defense from Ryosuke Tatsumi 🔥🧤

Hiroya Miyagi with a game-saving play! Pitchers, remember to do your PFP’s 🤭

Shoki Murakami, Disrespectful Forkball 🫣

NEW ARTICLE: Five Standout Pitching Performances from the First Week of the NPB Season. Looking at Kanemura, Miyagi, Muller, Ogawa, and Kay's starts 👇 worldbaseball.com/top-5-standout…

Shunsuke Tamura’s 1st career NPB home run is a walk-off!

Ghanaian-Japanese OF Kenta Bright does his best Adrian Beltre impression as he hits an absolute moonshot to give the Dragons the lead! x.com/88432D/status/…

Beautiful day to get some swings in!

This one’s a banger! Kenta Bright is gonna be a force to be reckoned with… 😤🇯🇵🇨🇩

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 2012 CL Wildcard winning Grand Slam. It's still the last playoff series the Dragons have won.

🚨 YUYA GUNJI BUZZER BEATER 🚨 The Fighters were down to their last out until the super-utility man smacked a opposite field HR to walk it off. Sound up for full enjoyment! 🔥🔊

The Seibu Lions have thrown a combined no-hitter against the SoftBank Hawks! Tatsuya Imai threw 8 innings and Kaima Taira finished it with a perfect 9th. However, due to NPB rules, this does not count as an official no-hitter.

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