Japan Baseball Weekly

Cy Sneed of the Swallows is the guest, we take a quick look at Yakult, discuss Week 3 of interleague play, talk about some specific league leaders, have our Rocking With Roki segment and hit a note on another sexual assault accusation for Trevor Bauer of DeNA.

Leandro Cedeno of the Orix Buffaloes is the guest, we look at Week 2 of interleague play, including the first in-person game for the Wonder Twins, discuss the top five players in the total runs stat and close things out with some HighHeat.

Neftali Soto of the BayStars is the guest, we look at the first week of interleague play, dig deeper into striking differences involving the Giants, predict the top players of May and close things out with some HighHeat.

Foster Griffin of the Giants is the guest, we look at the latest on the Seibu slugger Hotaka Yamakawa situation, go through the hot and cold teams in our Power Trax segment, preview the upcoming interleague session, touch on an NPB first and close things out with a batch of HighHeat.

Ryan McBroom of the Carp is the guest, we look at the latest NPB fashion fart, recognize the passing of legend Futoshi Nakanishi and close things out with some HighHeat about Lars Nootbaar and his potential path to Japan.

Jose Osuna of the Swallows is the guest, we have a brief chat about the Swallows, take a look at some striking differences in umpiring when it comes to Yomiuri, examine a couple of records for Sakamoto and Nakamura, and close things out with some HighHeat.

Lewis Brinson of the Giants is the guest, we discuss pitcher Trevor Bauer’s first start with the BayStars, we have our first Power Trax segment of the season, go Rocki N with Roki and close things out with some HighHeat.

David MacKinnon of the Seibu Lions is the guest, Jim and John take a quick look at the Lions, discuss the Munetaka Murakami malaise, Roki Sasaki tying the NPB record for fastest pitch in our Rockin With Roki segment, examine the top performers of the first month-plus and close things out with some HighHeat.

Maikel Franco of the Rakuten Eagles is the guest, Jim and John discuss the Eagles, the sinking "leader ships" in Hokkaido and Nagoya, the second-chance draftees, hit our Rockin’ With Roki segment and close things out with some HighHeat.

Vol. 13.09, Dietrich Enns of the Seibu Lions is the guest, Jim and John debate the removal of Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shoki Murakami after seven perfect innings, then break down the super Samurai showdown pitching event featuring Roki Sasaki and Yoshinobu Yamamoto and close things out with some HighHeat.