When you are an import player, you have to produce more than the domestic player otherwise what have you been brought in to do? Trey Cabbage of the Yomiuri Giants and Franmil Reyes of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have come out of the gate hot! Who else is making a difference? This edition of the Japan Baseball Report explores the import bats and those who are having an impact, or not, in the 2025 NPB season and we offer our Top 5 imports in our Power Rankings!

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