List of current foreign Nippon Professional Baseball players

In Nippon Professional Baseball, players born outside of Japan are often known as international players. This list includes all international players who are currently on NPB 70-man rosters and thus eligible to play in Nippon Professional Baseball or either of the two "ni-gun" leagues, the Western League and the Eastern League. As both the Central League and Pacific League have a limit on foreign players on the 28-man first team (ichi-gun) rosters (maximum of four foreign players which must be a mix of pitchers and position players), there are currently just seventy-two active players on NPB 70-man rosters. This does not include Japanese players who were born abroad such as Yaku Cho and Wu Nien-Ting. [1]

List is accurate as of March 25, 2020 (Registered for 2020 season):

Pos PPitcher IFInfielder OFOutfielder
Denotes Central League players
Denotes Pacific League players
BOLD Denotes players with at least one appearance in an international tournament
Nationality Birthplace (if different) Player Team Pos. Career Last non-NPB Team
 Brazil — Luciano Fernando [2] Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles OF2015– (RAK) Venados de Mazatlán
 Brazil — Thyago Vieira [3] Yomiuri Giants P2020– (YOM) Chicago White Sox
 Canada — Andrew Albers [4] ORIX Buffaloes P2018– (ORI) Seattle Mariners
 Cuba — Alfredo Despaigne [5] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks OF2014–2016 (LOT)
2017– (SOF)		 Alazanes de Granma
 Cuba — Onelki García [6] Hanshin Tigers P2018 (CHU)
2019– (HAN)		 Kansas City Royals
 Cuba — Yurisbel Gracial [5] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks IF2018– (SOF) Les Capitales de Québec
 Cuba — Leonys Martín [7] Chiba Lotte Marines OF2019– (LOT) Cleveland Indians
 Cuba — Raidel Martínez [8] Chunichi Dragons P2017– (CHU) Vegueros de Pinar del Río
 Cuba — Liván Moinelo [5] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks P2017– (SOF) Holguín
 Cuba — Dayán Viciedo [8] Chunichi Dragons IF/OF2016– (CHU) Chicago White Sox
 Dominican Republic — Zoilo Almonte [8] Chunichi Dragons OF2018– (CHU) Sultanes de Monterrey
 Dominican Republic — Rubby De La Rosa [3] Yomiuri Giants P2019– (YOM) Arizona Diamondbacks
 Dominican Republic — Geronimo Franzua [9] Hiroshima Toyo Carp P2018– (HIR) Carp Academy
 Dominican Republic — Luis Gonzalez [8] Chunichi Dragons P2020– (CHU) Baltimore Orioles
 Dominican Republic — Jefry Marté [6] Hanshin Tigers IF2019– (HAN) Los Angeles Angels
 Dominican Republic — Alejandro Mejía [9] Hiroshima Toyo Carp IF2017– (HIR) Carp Academy
 Dominican Republic — Cristopher Mercedes [3] Yomiuri Giants P2018– (YOM) Tampa Bay Rays
 Dominican Republic — Israel Mota [3] Yomiuri Giants OF2019– (YOM) Washington Nationals
 Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico Steven Moya [4] ORIX Buffaloes OF2018–2019 (CHU)
2019– (ORI)		 Detroit Tigers
 Dominican Republic — Enny Romero [8] Chunichi Dragons P2019– (CHU) Chicago Cubs
 Dominican Republic — Ángel Sánchez [3] Yomiuri Giants P2020– (YOM) SK Wyverns
 Dominican Republic — Gabriel Ynoa [10] Tokyo Yakult Swallows P2020– (YAK) Baltimore Orioles
 Italy  United States Zach Neal [11] Saitama Seibu Lions P2019– (SEI) Los Angeles Dodgers
 Mexico  United States Brandon Laird [7] Chiba Lotte Marines IF2015–2018 (NIP)
2019– (LOT)		 Washington Nationals
 Mexico — Christian Villanueva [12] Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters IF2019 (YOM)
2020– (NIP)		 San Diego Padres
 Netherlands  Curaçao Wladimir Balentien [5] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks OF2011–2019 (YAK)
2020– (SOF)		 Cincinnati Reds
 Netherlands — Rick van den Hurk [5] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks P2015– (SOF) Samsung Lions
 Puerto Rico — Neftalí Soto [13] Yokohama DeNA Baystars IF2018– (DeN) Washington Nationals
 South Africa — Tayler Scott [9] Hiroshima Toyo Carp P2020– (HIR) Baltimore Orioles
 Taiwan — Chen Kuan-yu [7] Chiba Lotte Marines P2011–2014 (DeN)
2015– (LOT)		 NTUS
 Taiwan — Lu Yen-Ching [6] Hanshin Tigers P2018– (HAN) NTUS
 Taiwan — Sung Chia-hao [2] Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles P2017– (RAK) NTUS
 Taiwan — Wang Po-jung [12] Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters OF2019– (NIP) Rakuten Monkeys
 United States — Tyler Austin [13] Yokohama DeNA Baystars IF2020– (DeN) Milwaukee Brewers
 United States  United States Virgin Islands Jabari Blash [2] Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles OF2019– (RAK) Los Angeles Angels
 United States — Justin Bour [6] Hanshin Tigers IF2020– (HAN) Los Angeles Angels
 United States — Alan Busenitz [2] Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles P2019– (RAK) Minnesota Twins
 United States — Jon Chargois [2] Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles P2020– (RAK) Los Angeles Dodgers
 United States — Brandon Dickson [4] ORIX Buffaloes P2013– (ORI) St. Louis Cardinals
 United States — Jon Edwards [6] Hanshin Tigers P2020– (HAN) Cleveland Indians
 United States — Reed Garrett [4] Saitama Seibu Lions P2020– (SEI) Texas Rangers
 United States — Joe Gunkel [6] Hanshin Tigers P2020– (HAN) Miami Marlins
 United States — Frank Herrmann [7] Chiba Lotte Marines P2017–2019 (RAK)
2020– (LOT)		 Philadelphia Phillies
 United States — Tyler Higgins [4] ORIX Buffaloes P2020– (ORI) San Diego Padres
 United States — Jay Jackson [7] Chiba Lotte Marines P2016–2018 (HIR)
2020– (LOT)		 Milwaukee Brewers
 United States — Daniel Johnson [9] Hiroshima Toyo Carp P2020– (HIR) Colorado Rockies
 United States — Kris Johnson [9] Hiroshima Toyo Carp P2015– (HIR) Minnesota Twins
 United States — Adam Jones [4] ORIX Buffaloes OF2020– (ORI) Arizona Diamondbacks
 United States — Matt Koch [10] Tokyo Yakult Swallows P2020– (YAK) Arizona Diamondbacks
 United States — Nick Martinez [12] Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters P2018– (NIP) Texas Rangers
 United States — Scott McGough [10] Tokyo Yakult Swallows P2019– (YAK) Colorado Rockies
 United States — Matt Moore [5] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks P2020– (SOF) Detroit Tigers
 United States — Sean Nolin [11] Saitama Seibu Lions P2020– (SEI) Seattle Mariners
 United States — Spencer Patton [13] Yokohama DeNA Baystars P2017– (DeN) Chicago Cubs
 United States — Michael Peoples [13] Yokohama DeNA Baystars P2020– (DeN) Colorado Rockies
 United States — Stefen Romero [2] Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles OF2017–2019 (ORI)
2020– (RAK)		 Seattle Mariners
 United States — Jerry Sands [6] Hanshin Tigers OF2020– (HAN) Kiwoom Heroes
 United States — Dennis Sarfate [5] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks P2011–2012 (HIR)
2013 (SEI)
2014– (SOF)		 Baltimore Orioles
 United States — Cory Spangenberg [11] Saitama Seibu Lions OF2020– (SEI) Milwaukee Brewers
 United States — Carter Stewart [5] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks P2020– (SOF) EFSC
 United States — Drew VerHagen [12] Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters P2020– (NIP) Detroit Tigers
 United States — Zelous Wheeler [2] Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles IF/OF2015– (RAK) New York Yankees
 Venezuela — Alcides Escobar [10] Tokyo Yakult Swallows IF2020– (YAK) Chicago White Sox
 Venezuela — Edwin Escobar [13] Yokohama DeNA Baystars P2017 (NIP)
2017– (DeN)		 Cleveland Indians
 Venezuela — José López [13] Yokohama DeNA Baystars IF2013–2014 (YOM)
2015– (DeN)		 Chicago White Sox
 Venezuela — Ernesto Mejía [11] Saitama Seibu Lions IF2014– (SEI) Atlanta Braves
 Venezuela — Gerardo Parra [3] Yomiuri Giants OF2020– (YOM) Washington Nationals
 Venezuela — José Pirela [9] Hiroshima Toyo Carp OF2020– (HIR) Philadelphia Phillies
 Venezuela — Albert Suárez [10] Tokyo Yakult Swallows P2019– (YAK) Arizona Diamondbacks
 Venezuela — Robert Suárez [6] Hanshin Tigers P2016–2019 (SOF)
2020– (HAN)		 Saraperos de Saltillo

References
  1. Nichol, Matt. Globalization, Sports Law and Labour Mobility: The Case of Professional Baseball in the United States and Japan. Northampton, USA. p. 18. ISBN 1788115007.
  2. 2020 70-man roster - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
  3. 2020 70-man roster - Yomiuri Giants
  4. 2020 70-man roster - ORIX Buffaloes
  5. 2020 70-man roster - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  6. 2020 70-man roster - Hanshin Tigers
  7. 2020 70-man roster - Chiba Lotte Marines
  8. 2020 70-man roster - Chunichi Dragons
  9. 2020 70-man roster - Hiroshima Toyo Carp
  10. 2020 70-man roster - Tokyo Yakult Swallows
  11. 2020 70-man roster - Saitama Seibu Lions
  12. 2020 70-man roster - Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters
  13. 2020 70-man roster - Yokohama DeNA Baystars
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