The 2026 Baseball season is just around the corner, and we will be looking at all things that are Japanese Baseball. Off season player movements, trades, projecting lineups, results and more. Join us for Japan Baseball Talk to stay in the know!
Pacific League off and running in Interleague Play
The hosts at Last Raps Baseball discuss the Pacific League's strong performance in Interleague play within Nippon Professional Baseball, suggesting this trend will likely continue.
4 Jun 2025
Cy Young Dreams for three Japanese Pitchers
The podcast discusses three unexpected Japanese pitchers contending for the Cy Young Award and Tomo Otosaka's contract with the Seattle Mariners.
15 Apr 2025
Kodai Senga's Ghost Fork helps Mets to 1st in NL East!
Injuries struck their offense and pitching staff but the New York Mets are off to a good start. A big part of their success has come from Kodai Senga. The former Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks starter who is coming off an injury riddled 2024 campaign, has provided the Mets every they have expect from the Japanese star and more including a 13 inning shutout streak! Stay up to date with news and notes around the NPB on the Japan Baseball Report!
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11 Apr 2025
Livan Moinelo leads strong group of Pacific League Import Pitchers
There are more import pitchers than import players in the NPB. Today we will look at the Pacific League arms that are performing for each of their clubs. Livan Moinelo is having a great start to his season. For the Cuban left hander, he has been a bright spot for the Fukuoka Club who has stumbled out of the gates. Stay up to date with news and notes around the NPB on the Japan Baseball Report!
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9 Apr 2025
Import Bats making early impact in 2025 NPB Season!
When you are an import player, you have to produce more than the domestic player otherwise what have you been brought in to do? Trey Cabbage of the Yomiuri Giants and Franmil Reyes of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have come out of the gate hot! Who else is making a difference? This edition of the Japan Baseball Report explores the import bats and those who are having an impact, or not, in the 2025 NPB season and we offer our Top 5 imports in our Power Rankings!
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27 Mar 2025
10 Japanese Players on MLB Opening Day Rosters
Spring Training is over and the MLB gets going in North America on March 27, 2025, and 10 Japanese players will be on opening day rosters. We will update on which players were sent down and who will start on the injured list in this edition of the Japan Baseball Report.
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24 Mar 2025
NPB Preseason is Over! Now it is time for the REAL Games to Begin!
Championships are not won in the spring, but they can sure be lost. The Preseason games are done in the NPB and now it is time for the Real season to begin! We take a look at the big news for every team coming out of the exhibition season on the Japan Baseball Report.
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21 Mar 2025
Eric Fox Former Oakland A's outfielder Talks Playing Career
We are all about Japanese Baseball, but when you get a moment to sit down with a former Big Leaguer to talk about his playing career, you need to take advantage of it!
This is the first of a few interviews we did with Eric. This episode he talks about how he was drafted 3 times, his long haul to the big leagues and what it was like playing in six different organizations.
The seventh edition of the Japan Baseball Report will keep you in the know!
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17 Mar 2025
Japan's MLB Stars in Spring Training Roundup!
There are 15 Japanese players in Major League Baseball Spring Training. We take a look at each one of them to let you know how they are doing, which ones may not make clubs out of spring training, and how the Tokyo Series played out.
If you would like to reach us, info@lastrapsbaseball.com (mailto:info@lastrapsbaseball.com) to ask your questions and we will get them on the air in an upcoming episode.
10 Mar 2025
Trevor Bauer is Back in Japan with Yokohama!
The 2025 NPB season is just around the corner, but Spring Training is upon us! Trevor Bauer has made his return to Japan pitching 3 innings for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. Bauer has slimmed down and is in great shape heading into the 2025 season, and has stated that one of his goals is to capture the Sawamura award given to the best pitcher in Japan.
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8 Mar 2025
Samurai Japan Knock off Netherlands and MLB Japan Roundup!
The 2025 NPB season is just around the corner, but Spring Training is upon us!
We summarize the Japan vs Netherlands two game mini series, and look at how all 15 Japanese players are performing in MLB Spring Training.
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27 Feb 2025
Spring Training Arrives - Let the Games Begin!
The start of the NPB Season is just around the corner, but the exhibition season is upon us! We take a look around the NPB with some news out of every teams camp.
If you would like to reach us, info@lastrapsbaseball.com (mailto:info@lastrapsbaseball.com) to ask your questions and we will get them on the air in an upcoming episode.
21 Feb 2025
2025 Orix Buffaloes Team Preview
The Japan Baseball Report is brought to you by Last Raps Baseball. The NPB season is just around the corner, and we preview the Orix Buffaloes in our second episode of the Japan Baseball Report.
14 Feb 2025
2025 Saitama Seibu Lions Team Preview
The Japan Baseball Report is brought to you by Last Raps Baseball. The NPB season is just around the corner, and we preview the Saitama Seibu Lions in our first episode of the Japan Baseball Report.
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