Tag: Shunpeita Yamashita
2025 NPB Playoff Preview
The stage is set for the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball Wild Card Series, officially known as the Climax Series First Stage, a best-of-three matchup with every game played at the higher seed’s home park. This year’s games will be held on Saturday, October 11, and Sunday, October 12, with a decisive Game 3, if necessary,…
NPB Starting Pitcher Rankings (April 7)
Here are my updated NPB starting pitcher rankings as of April 7, 2025. Click here to go to the complete list and skip the write-ups. These are essentially rest-of-season rankings, not power rankings. In other words, I’m ranking pitchers based on where I believe they truly belong moving forward, not just on season-to-date results. Recent…