Name (Japanese): ジェリー・サンズ Date of Birth: September 28, 1987 Hometown: Middletown, New York Family Status: Married, two sons Positions: Left Field, First Base Height: 193 cm (6’4″) Weight: 102 kg (225 lbs) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wore #: 52 Originally Drafted by: Los Angeles Dodgers, 2008 (Round 25) Signed With Tigers on: December 20, 2019 Top Squad…
Name (Japanese): ジョン・エドワーズ Date of Birth: January 8, 1988 Hometown: Chicago, Illinois High School: Keller High (Texas) Family Status: Married, three sons Position: Relief Pitcher Height: 196 cm (6’5″) Weight: 108 kg (238 lbs) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wore #: 42 Originally drafted by: St. Louis Cardinals, 2006 (Round 14) Signed With Tigers on: December 21, 2019 Top…
For Daily’s article with pictures, click here The 2021 draft picks got their new uniforms today. Below is the list of new numbers given out, as well as the most recent and most famous players to have worn the numbers. Round 1: Daichi Moriki – #20: Kenichi Nakata (2020-21) / Yasuhiko “Dump” Tsuji (1968-74) “I…
Post-draft reports from 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 For the third straight year, Hanshin manager Akihiro Yano did not divulge the team’s direction as to which player they would enter the sweepstakes for in Round 1 of the draft, which took place on Monday, October 11 in Tokyo. Once again, each club had…
Source: Nikkan / Sponichi NPB announced on Friday that the Hanshin Tigers reached an agreement to send outfielder Masahiro Nakatani to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in exchange for right-handed pitcher Akira Niho. This trade makes sense to both teams, with Hanshin feeling a lack of depth in the bullpen, and the Hawks needing bats to…
I’m not sure if you all followed my guide and did your part, but fans across Japan (and around the world) made their wishes known, and the result is seven… SEVEN Hanshin Tigers getting voted into the All-Star games, which will take place on July 16 and 17 (Saitama & Sendai, respectively). Keep in mind…
Name (Japanese): ジャスティン・ボーア Date of Birth: May 28, 1988 Hometown: Washington, DC Family Status: Married, one son Position: First Base Height: 193 cm (6’4″) Weight: 122 kg (268 lbs) Threw/Batted: Right/Left Wore #: 41 Originally Drafted by: Chicago Cubs, 2009 (Round 25) Signed With Tigers on: December 14, 2019 Top Squad Debut on: June 19,…
Name (Japanese): オネルキ・ガルシア Date of Birth: August 2, 1989 Hometown: Guantanamo, Cuba Family Status: Married, two daughters Height: 190 cm (6’3″) Weight: 104 kg (229 lbs) Threw/Batted: Left/Left Wore #: 77 Warm-Up Song: Foorin – Paprika Originally drafted by: Los Angeles Dodgers, 2012 (Round 3) NPB Debut on: April 4, 2018, Dragons vs. Giants (6 IP 2 H 5 BB 1…
Name (Japanese): 呂 彦青 Name (Chinese): 呂 彥青 Date of Birth: March 10, 1996 Hometown: Kaohsiung, Taiwan High School: National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport Family Status: Single Position: Starting Pitcher Height: 178 cm (5’10”) Weight: 72 kg (159 lbs) Throws/Bats: Left/Left Wore #: 26 Signed With Tigers on: November 6, 2017 Left the…
The new draft picks got their new uniforms today. Below is the list of new numbers given out, the most recent and most famous players to have worn the number, and comments from the players. 1. Teruaki Sato – IF/OF #8 — Kosuke Fukudome (2013-20); Kazuhiro Yamauchi (1964-67) “I’m glad to be part of a…