How Five Former Mets Players Ended Up Managing in Japan Posted by By Brad Lefton May 23, 2023Posted inBaseball, Chiba Lotte Marines, New York Mets, Nippon Ham Fighters, Nippon Professional Baseball, Rakuten Golden Eagles, Seibu Lions, Shinjo, Tsuyoshi, Valentine, Bobby, Yakult Swallows, Yoshii, Masato Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball have M.L.B. experience. All of them played for the Mets.
How Five Former Mets Players Ended Up Managing in Japan Posted by By Brad Lefton May 23, 2023Posted inBaseball, Chiba Lotte Marines, New York Mets, Nippon Ham Fighters, Nippon Professional Baseball, Rakuten Golden Eagles, Seibu Lions, Shinjo, Tsuyoshi, Valentine, Bobby, Yakult Swallows, Yoshii, Masato Five of the 12 managers in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball played in the U.S. All of them spent time in Queens.
Japanese Pitcher Roki Sasaki Aims for Another Perfect Game Posted by By Victor Mather April 22, 2022Posted inBaseball, Chiba Lotte Marines, Japan, Nippon Ham Fighters, Records and Achievements, Sasaki, Roki (2001- ) The Japanese phenom is expected to start Sunday, with a streak of 52 consecutive retired batters on the line.