Want to find out more about Japanese baseball in English?
Go to these places!

Since 1999, JapanBall has been the leader in English-language coverage of Japanese baseball, with a focus on Nippon Professional Baseball. JapanBall keeps non-Japanese fans informed on Japan’s players, teams, ballparks, and more through posts on Instagram, Facebook, and X, podcasts and videos on YouTube, and a weekly newsletter, which you can sign up for on the website.

Extra Innings Travel is the premier provider of international baseball travel, using baseball and softball as a guiding light to experience new cultures.  They offer baseball fan tours that focus on watching baseball, as well as “Play Abroad” baseball and softball trips for players of all ages and their families. Destinations include Japan, South Korea, the Dominican Republic, Europe, and more! Check out their Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

News, Articles, Blogs, Information

Yuri Karasawa
World Baseball Network

Robert Whiting
Substack

Jim Allen
JBallAllen

Jason Coskrey
Writing at The Japan Times

Rob Fitts
SABR (History)

Brandon Tew
SIS Baseball (Breakdowns)

Claudio Rodriguez
Beisbol Japones (Spanish)

Ed Odeven
SportsLook

Deanna
Marinerds (Draft)

Riko
Hatena Blues (Amateur Baseball)

NPB Card Guy
Japanese Baseball Cards

Ramos & Ramos
GitHub (Data Analysis)

Trevor Raichura
Hanshin Tigers English News

Scott M.
Chunichi Dragons Soul

Christian Gin
Graveyard Baseball (Seibu Lions)

Twitter/X

Yuri Karasawa – @YakyuCosmo
Evan Christie – @GaijinBaseball
Brandon Tew – @BrandonTeweets
Shawn Spradling – @Shawn_Spradling
Michael Clair – @MichaelClair
Jeff Duda – @INTLBaseball24
Joseph A. – @DarkMatter89
Baseball International – @BaseballIntern1
NPB on Reddit – @NPB_Reddit
High School Baseball – @HS_BaseballJP
Daigaku Yakyu EN – @JPUniv_Baseball

Tokyo Yakult Swallows EN – @EN_Swallows
Chiba Lotte Marines EN – @Marines_EN
BayStars EN – @BayStarsEN
Auf Deutsch – @DGoKokoYakyu

Statistics

Baseball Reference
Deltagraphs
Fangraphs
SIS Baseball
NPB Stats