Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) break down the offseason foreign player signings in Nippon Professional Baseball. Plus, another look at Samurai Japan's 2026 World Baseball Classic team following the full roster reveal.
00:00 - Introduction
02:03 - New MLB Players on Samurai Japan
05:40 - New NPB Players on Samurai Japan
15:56 - Roster Grade?
19:21 - Hanshin/SoftBank: Devanney, Ragsdale, Moreta, Hsu
26:15 - DeNA/Nipponham: Hummel, Duplantier, Ruiz, Reynolds, Cox, Castro, Lao
35:37 - Yomiuri/Orix: Dalbec, Howard, Whitley, Mata, Seymour, Hjelle
44:44 - Chunichi/Rakuten: Sano, Abreu, McCusker, Contreras, Urena
54:54 - Hiroshima/Seibu: Tarnok, Lin, Canario, Winans
01:01:01 - Yakult/Lotte: Jackson, Long, Castillo, Liranzo, Walters, Quijada
01:06:25 - NPB vs. KBO Foreign Players
01:09:45 - Conclusion