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Former Tiger Imports: Jason Rogers

Former Tiger Imports: Jason Rogers

Name (Japanese): ジェイソン・ロジャース Date of Birth: March 13, 1988 Hometown: East Point, Georgia High School: Banneker High School (Georgia) University: Columbus State University Family Status: 1 son, 1 daughter Position: First Base Height: 185 cm (6’1″) Weight: 117 kg (257 lb) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wears #: 48 Originally drafted by: Milwaukee Brewers, 2010 (Round 32) Joined the Tigers in:…

Former Tiger Imports: Eric Campbell

Former Tiger Imports: Eric Campbell

Name: Eric “Soup” Singleton Campbell Name (Japanese): エリック・キャンベル Date of Birth: April 9, 1987 High School: Norwich Free Academy University: Boston College Position: Third Base Height: 191 cm (6’3″) Weight: 93 kg (205 lb) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wore #: 29 Originally signed by: New York Mets, 2008 (Round 8) Joined the Tigers on: December 2, 2016 Walk-up Song: Waylon Jennings – I’m a…

Former Tiger Imports: Roman Mendez

Former Tiger Imports: Roman Mendez

Full Name: Román Junior Méndez Pérez Name (Japanese): ロマン・メンデス Date of Birth: July 25, 1990 Hometown: San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic Family Status:  Height: 191 cm (6’3″) Weight: 107 kg (225 lb) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wore #: 20 Walk-Up Song: Hironobu Kageyama – Chala Head Chala Originally drafted by: Undrafted (signed with Boston Red Sox as amateur free agent, 2007) Joined the Tigers’…

2017 Offseason Roster Shuffle

2017 Offseason Roster Shuffle

At season’s end, the Hanshin Tigers roster (top and farm combined) consisted of 69 players. The maximum allowed under NPB rules is 70. With that having been said, how has the team shaken out since the last game of the year on October 17? Retired: RP #16 Yuya Andoh (39); IF #32 Ryota Arai (34);…

Who’d we Get for Yamato?

Who’d we Get for Yamato?

As most of you are aware, the best defensive player we’ve had this century has left the club for bluer pastures. That’s right. Yamato exercised his free agent rights and signed a three-year deal with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, which is said to be worth ¥300 million. Because Yamato was a classified B-ranking free agent,…

Former Tiger Imports: Luis Mendoza

Former Tiger Imports: Luis Mendoza

Full Name: Luis Alonso Mendoza Rodriguez Name (Japanese): ルイス・メンドーサ Date of Birth: October 31, 1983 Hometown: Veracruz, Mexico Family Status: Married, 1 son, 1 daughter Height: 191 cm (6’3″) Weight: 111 kg (244 lb) Throws/Bats: Right/Right Wore #: 75   Originally drafted by: Undrafted (signed with Boston Red Sox as a free agent, 2000) Joined the Tigers’ roster on: August 31, 2017…

2017 Draftees Get Numbers

2017 Draftees Get Numbers

For pictures of the new guys in their uniforms, click here 🐯阪神入団発表会❗️😆 皆んな、頑張ってくれよな。👍#阪神タイガース pic.twitter.com/zp2T1p1059 — ⚾️埼とら⚾️来季も怪我無く! (@yakyuragu) December 4, 2017 The new draft picks got their new uniforms yesterday. Below is the list of new numbers given out, as well as the most recent and most famous players to have worn the number. Kosuke Baba,…

The Mystery of the Hanshin Tigers

The Mystery of the Hanshin Tigers

My original purpose for buying this book was that I thought it would provide me with good introduction fodder for my podcast. I took different clips from the book, paraphrased them, and reported that “Hanshin Tigers fans all around the world gathered to cheer for the team that…” followed by said quirky moment/player in team…