Yakyu Cosmopolitan

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Yakyu Cosmopolitan

@yakyucosmo

Covering Japanese baseball in English. Contributor,

. 日本の野球を英語でお届けしてます。

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Feb 27

NEW PODCAST: Listener Mailbag Questions! - Who gets posted from NPB to MLB in the future? - What are Samurai Japan’s WBC chances? - Who are the top prospects to watch in 2026? - Can the Fighters beat the Hawks? - And many more! youtu.be/jpOfXqBMAK8?si

Yoshinobu Yamamoto. 2019 Premier12 Champion 2021 Tokyo Olympics Gold Medalist 2022 Japan Series Champion 2023 World Baseball Classic Champion 2024 World Series Champion

Trevor Bauer’s final line in his 2nd career NPB start 6.0 IP, 11 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 103 PI Coughed up 3 home runs

Mic picked up on Ohtani “Shoulder.” “Really? Which one?” “Left.” “Did it pop out?” “I think so.”

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Manny Machado impression on Japanese TV

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Trevor Bauer’s final line tonight 10.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 123 P No decision

50-year-old Ichiro’s pitching line tonight against a High School girls all-star team 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, 116 P He topped out at 86 mph on the mound and recorded two hits at the plate

One year ago today.

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Rintaro Sasaki gets the silent treatment after hitting his 1st homer on US soil

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Not a great night for Trevor Bauer 7.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 96 P, 4 Whiffs Both strikeouts were on Hiroto Saiki, the opposing pitcher

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Nov 2, 2025

Actually he hasn’t thrown a pitch in MLB so he’s not worth $325M

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Nov 28, 2023

Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s achievements before his 26th birthday

4x ERA Title 4x Strikeout Title 3x MVP 3x Sawamura Award 3x Best 9 Award 3x Gold Glove Award 3x Pennant Winner 1x Japan Series Champion 1x WBC Champion 1x Premier12 Champion 1x Olympic Gold Medalist

My NPB Pitcher Power Rankings as of August 7 8月7日時点での個人的なプロ野球投手ランキング

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Mar 1, 2025

Munetaka Murakami’s 1st homer of the spring

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DRAMATIC BASEBALL 2026

New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman and other MLB scouts/executives were in the house for Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s no-hitter tonight

My NPB Pitcher Power Rankings as of August 21 8月21日時点での個人的なプロ野球投手ランキング

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Mar 3, 2023

Nootbaar after the team huddle: “What did they say?” His interpreter: “I couldn’t hear shit” Posted on Samurai Japan’s official account lol

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How the Phillies season ended

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Ippei Mizuhara first took $41,000 from Shohei Ohtani’s account on November 15, 2021. That day, Ohtani was asked who in his life has helped him the most off the baseball field: “The would be Ippei, of course.”

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Trevor Bauer’s final line in his 3rd NPB start 2.0 IP, 8 H, 7 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 69 PI Back to back starts with 7 runs allowed

Samurai Japan members when they were kids

My NPB Hitter Power Rankings as of August 8 8月8日時点での個人的なプロ野球打者ランキング

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Jun 29, 2023

With Domingo German making history today, let's remember Roki Sasaki's Perfect Game last year 9.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 19 K He had a 44.8 CSW% on 105 total pitches in what is arguably the greatest pitching performance in baseball history

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