The Reverse Nomination Draft Scandal - Scars Left by an Abolished SystemRules & Systems Last updated: 2026-04-05 Estimated reading time: 4 min
NPB's Under-the-Table Money Culture - The Full Picture of Illicit Payments to Draft ProspectsControversies Last updated: 2026-03-20 Estimated reading time: 1 min
Hotaka Yamakawa's Sexual Assault Allegations - NPB's Ethics Under ScrutinyControversies Last updated: 2026-03-15 Estimated reading time: 1 min
The Kiyotake Revolt - Yomiuri GM Exposes Owner InterferenceControversies Last updated: 2026-03-11 Estimated reading time: 3 min
Post-Black Mist Match-Fixing Suspicions - The Lingering Shadow of Game Manipulation in NPBControversies Last updated: 2026-03-05 Estimated reading time: 1 min
NPB Player Tax Evasion Cases - The Pitfalls of High SalariesControversies Last updated: 2026-03-02 Estimated reading time: 1 min
Umpire Bribery Allegations in NPB - Examining the Dark Rumors Behind CallsControversies Last updated: 2026-02-25 Estimated reading time: 1 min
Yomiuri Yomiuri Draft Controversies - The Egawa Incident and the Blank DayControversies Last updated: 2026-02-24 Estimated reading time: 4 min
Masumi Kuwata's Off-Field Troubles - Real Estate Failures and DebtControversies Last updated: 2026-02-21 Estimated reading time: 1 min
The Unified Ball Cover-Up - NPB's Secret Switch to a Livelier BaseballControversies Last updated: 2026-02-21 Estimated reading time: 1 min
Kazuhiro Kiyohara's Drug Arrest - The Fall of a Baseball SuperstarControversies Last updated: 2026-02-20 Estimated reading time: 1 min
NPB and Organized Crime - The History of Yakuza Connections in Japanese BaseballControversies Last updated: 2026-02-12 Estimated reading time: 1 min
Player Discipline Violations During COVID-19 - NPB's Broken CurfewControversies Last updated: 2026-01-30 Estimated reading time: 1 min
The Sachiko Nomura Tax Evasion Scandal - How a Manager's Wife Shook NPBControversies Last updated: 2026-01-15 Estimated reading time: 1 min
Yomiuri Gambling Crisis 2015-2016 - The Scandal That Shook NPBControversies Last updated: 2025-12-15 Estimated reading time: 1 min
Hara Tatsunori Extortion Scandal - Yomiuri Manager and Organized CrimeControversies Last updated: 2025-12-10 Estimated reading time: 1 min
The KK Draft Scandal - Kuwata Secret Deal with the YomiuriControversies Last updated: 2025-10-05 Estimated reading time: 1 min
The Black Mist Scandal - Match-Fixing in NPB from 1969 to 1971Controversies Last updated: 2025-03-18 Estimated reading time: 1 min