Motonobu Tanishige the Cerebral Catcher - NPB Record Holder with 3,021 Career Games
Motonobu Tanishige, the cerebral catcher who holds NPB's all-time games played record at 3,021 across 27 seasons with Yokohama and Chunichi.
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Four Moments When Yomiuri Was Accused of Bending Fair Play - Bass's 55th, the Petagine Walk, Wakiya's Drop, and Kato's Beanball Call
Four moments when Yomiuri broke no rule yet was accused of bending an opponent's title chase or an umpire's call in its favor, set out through the facts and the reactions of those involved: the walks that stopped Randy Bass in 1985, the Petagine walk in 1999, Ryota Wakiya's drop in 2011 and the beanball call for Ken Kato in the 2012 Japan Series.
Hitoki Iwase's 407 NPB Saves - The Iron Arm Who Set an Unreachable Record
Revisiting Chunichi's Hitoki Iwase's NPB-record 407 career saves and 20-year guardian journey.
NPB 200-Win Club Lineage - The Summit Only Great Pitchers Can Reach
NPB's 200-win club: 24 members from Kaneda's 400 wins to Yamamoto Masa's 219, and why reaching 200 wins has become nearly impossible in modern baseball.
Isao Harimoto's 3,085 Career Hits - NPB's Hit Record Monument
Revisiting Isao Harimoto's NPB-record 3,085 career hits and his career as a Korean-Japanese player.
Complete NPB No-Hitter History - Difference from Perfect Games and Achiever Lineage
Over 90 no-hitters in NPB history: from Eiji Sawamura's three to Yoshiro Sotokoba's three including a perfect game, and Roki Sasaki's 2022 perfecto.
Roki Sasaki's Perfect Game - The Reiwa Monster's 13 Consecutive and 19 Total Strikeouts Making History
Roki Sasaki's historic perfect game on April 10, 2022: 19 strikeouts including a record 13 consecutive, followed by 8 perfect innings the next week, at age 20.
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami Mr. Dragons - NPB Record 487 Career Doubles
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, 'Mr. Dragons,' who hit 2,480 career hits across 22 seasons with Chunichi after winning the Koshien spring-summer double at PL Gakuen.
Masa Yamamoto's Age-50 Career - The Immortal Record of NPB's Oldest Winning Pitcher
Masa Yamamoto, who pitched until age 50 across 32 NPB seasons with 219 wins, the longest career in league history, powered by his signature screwball.
Wladimir Balentien 60 HR - The Man Who Surpassed Oh in 2013
In 2013, Wladimir Balentien of Yakult hit 60 home runs in a season, surpassing Sadaharu Oh's 55. Looks back at the assault on a record that had stood unbroken for 49 years, the intentional walk controversy, and the moment the new record was set.
NPB Triple Three Lineage - The Superhuman .300/30HR/30SB Record
The 'Triple Three' (.300/30 HR/30 SB) is one of NPB's rarest achievements, highlighted by Yuki Yanagita and Tetsuto Yamada's simultaneous accomplishment in 2015.
Yutaka Fukumoto's 1,065 Career Steals - The Speed Demon Who Set a World Record
Examining yutaka fukumoto's 1,065 career steals - the speed demon who set a world record in depth, covering world record 1,065 steals through fukumoto's legacy.
Tsutomu Wakamatsu the Small Giant - NPB Record .319 Career Average
Revisiting Tsutomu Wakamatsu's NPB-record .319 career average and achievements transcending his small stature.