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.
Statistics
Baseball Reference
Deltagraphs (1.02)
Fangraphs
SIS Baseball
NPB Stats
NPB Basement
NPB Scholar
ProEyeKyuu
News, Articles, Blogs, Information
Yuri Karasawa – JapanBall, World Baseball Network, Just Baseball
Robert Whiting – Substack
Jim Allen – JBallAllen
Jason Coskrey – The Japan Times
Rob Fitts – SABR
Brandon Tew – Sports Info Solutions
Claudio Rodriguez (Spanish) – Beisbol Japones
Ed Odeven – SportsLook
Thomas Love Seagull – Substack
Ramos & Ramos – GitHub
Riko (Amateur) – Hatena Blues
Deanna (NPB Draft) – Marinerds
NPB Card Guy – Japanese Baseball Cards
Natasha – Medium
Trevor Raichura – Hanshin Tigers English News
Scott M. – Chunichi Dragons Soul
Christian Gin (Lions) – Graveyard Baseball
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
Auf Deutsch – @DGoKokoYakyu
Swallows EN – @EN_Swallows
Marines EN – @Marines_EN
BayStars EN – @BayStarsEN
Buffaloes EN – @BuffaloesEN
Hawks EN – @EN_Hawks
Fighters EN – @fightinghamsfan