Player Notes

CHU: Yumeto Kanemaru earns win number one on the season
Apr 14, 2026
Chunichi starter Yumeto Kanemaru (1-1) threw a quality start, going 7-β…“ innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits and no walks with 8 Ks to earn the 6-2 win over the Carp. Kanemaru threw 119 pitches with 76 being strikes. GO/FO: 8/5.
NIP: Franmil Reyes has multi-hit game in Fighters win
Apr 14, 2026
Franmil Reyes (2 HR) went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .289 with 2 singles as Nippon Ham defeated Lotte 5-1.
HIR: Ryosuke Kikuchi has multi-hit day for Hiroshima
Apr 14, 2026
Ryosuke Kikuchi went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .258 with a single and a double while driving in 2 runs, but Hiroshima lost 6-2 to Chunichi.
ORX: Keita Nakagawa has 2-for-3 game in Orix win over Seibu
Apr 14, 2026
Keita Nakagawa (2 HR) went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .311 with a single and a double as Orix beat Seibu 5-1.
CHU: Kaito Muramatsu plates twice in Dragons win over Carp
Apr 14, 2026
Kaito Muramatsu went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .319 with 2 singles while scoring twice as Chunichi defeated Hiroshima 6-2.
RAK: Hiroto Kobukata has two-hit two-steal night for Eagles
Apr 14, 2026
Hiroto Kobukata went 2-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .256 with 2 singles and stealing 2 bases as Rakuten beat SoftBank 3-2.
YOM: Takahiro Norimoto blanks Tigers over six strong innings in latest start
Apr 14, 2026
Yomiuri starter Takahiro Norimoto (0-1) blanked the Tigers over six innings on 2 hits and one walk with 3 Ks in a no-decision that the Giants went on to win 4-3 over the Tigers. Norimoto threw 93 pitches with 65 being strikes. GO/FO: 6/5.
CHU: Asahi Hanada drives in two in win over Hiroshima
Apr 14, 2026
Asahi Hanada (1 HR) went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .303 with a single and a double while driving in 2 runs as Chunichi won over Hiroshima 6-2.
RAK: Kosei Shohji improves to 3-0 with win over Hawks
Apr 14, 2026
Rakuten starter Kosei Shohji (3-0) went five innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits and one walk with 6 Ks for the 3-2 win over the Hawks. Shohji threw 89 pitches with 59 being strikes. GO/FO: 2/6.
CHU: Shuhei Takahashi has 3-for-3 night as Chunichi top Hiroshima
Apr 14, 2026
Shuhei Takahashi went 3-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .500 with 3 singles as Chunichi defeated Hiroshima 6-2.
NIP: Kota Tatsu holds down the Marines for win number one on the season.
Apr 14, 2026
Nippon Ham starter Kota Tatsu (1-1) threw a quality start, going eight innings, allowing one run on 5 hits and 2 walks with 7 Ks to earn the 5-1 win over the Marines. Tatsu threw 121 pitches with 80 being strikes. GO/FO: 7/8.
YAK: Yudai Koga knocks in two on three hits to help Swallows to win
Apr 14, 2026
Yudai Koga went 3-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .324 with 3 singles while driving in 2 runs as Yakult beat Yokohama 5-3.
ORX: Ryuhei Sotani picks up his first win of the season for the Buffaloes
Apr 14, 2026
Orix starter Ryuhei Sotani (1-0) went five innings, allowing one run on 5 hits and 2 walks with 4 Ks for the 5-1 win over the Lions. Sotani threw 89 pitches with 55 being strikes. GO/FO: 6/5.
SEI: Masayuki Kuwahara improves to .302 with four-hit game
Apr 14, 2026
Masayuki Kuwahara (1 HR) went 4-for-5 and raised his season batting average to .302 with 3 singles and a double, but Seibu lost 5-1 to Orix.
YOM: Takumi Ohshiro drives in two in win over Hanshin
Apr 14, 2026
Takumi Ohshiro (2 HR) went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .455 with 2 singles and a home run (his second of the season) while driving in 2 runs as Yomiuri won over Hanshin 4-3.
NIP: Tatsuki Mizuno knocks in two to help Fighters to win over Chiba
Apr 14, 2026
Tatsuki Mizuno went 1-for-3 and raised his season batting average to .298 with a double while driving in 2 runs as Nippon Ham won over Lotte 5-1.
YOM: Two doubles for Riku Masuda in Giants victory
Apr 14, 2026
Riku Masuda (1 HR) went 2-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .303 with 2 doubles as Yomiuri won over Hanshin 4-3.
SFT: Kenta Imamiya diagnosed with hairline fracture
Apr 13, 2026
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks's shortstop Kenta Imamiya was diagnosed with a hairline frature on his left scapula at a hospital in Hokkaido on April 12th.
SFT: Tatsuru Yanagimachi has three-hit game in Softbank win
Apr 12, 2026
Tatsuru Yanagimachi went 3-for-6 and raised his season batting average to .280 with 3 singles as SoftBank beat Nippon Ham 11-7.
NIP: Chusei Mannami has 3-for-4 game for Fighters
Apr 12, 2026
Chusei Mannami (5 HR) went 3-for-4 and raised his season batting average to .292 with 2 singles and a double while driving in 2 runs and scored twice, but Nippon Ham lost 11-7 to SoftBank.

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Central League Standings

Team W L T Pct GB Games Home Road
Tokyo Yakult Swallows 11 4 0 .733 --- 15 5-1-0 6-3-0
Hanshin Tigers 11 5 0 .688 0.5 16 4-3-0 7-2-0
Yomiuri Giants 8 7 0 .533 3.0 15 4-5-0 4-2-0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp 5 8 0 .385 5.0 13 5-3-0 0-5-0
Yokohama DeNA BayStars 5 9 0 .357 5.5 14 3-4-0 2-5-0
Chunichi Dragons 4 11 0 .267 7.0 15 2-5-0 2-6-0

Pacific League Standings

Team W L T Pct GB Games Home Road
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 10 5 0 .667 --- 15 4-3-0 6-2-0
Rakuten Golden Eagles 8 6 1 .571 1.5 15 4-4-0 4-2-1
Nippon Ham Fighters 8 7 0 .533 2.0 15 5-3-0 3-4-0
Orix Buffaloes 8 7 0 .533 2.0 15 6-1-0 2-6-0
Saitama Seibu Lions 6 9 1 .400 4.0 16 3-5-1 3-4-0
Chiba Lotte Marines 5 11 0 .313 5.5 16 3-4-0 2-7-0

Korean Baseball Standings

Team W L T Pct GB Games Home Road
LG Twins 84 55 3 .604 --- 142 41-28-1 43-27-2
Hanwha Eagles 82 56 3 .594 1.5 141 44-27-2 38-29-1
SSG Landers 73 63 4 .537 9.5 140 37-31-4 36-32-0
Samsung Lions 73 67 2 .521 11.5 142 40-30-0 33-37-2
NC Dinos 69 66 6 .511 13.0 141 35-33-1 34-33-5
KT Wiz 70 67 4 .511 13.0 141 36-34-1 34-33-3
Lotte Giants 66 71 6 .482 17.0 143 35-34-4 31-37-2
KIA Tigers 63 73 4 .463 19.5 140 33-32-2 30-41-2
Doosan Bears 61 77 6 .442 22.5 144 29-40-4 32-37-2
Kiwoom Heroes 47 93 4 .336 37.5 144 23-46-2 24-47-2

Taiwan Baseball Standings

Team W L T Pct GB Games Home Road
Uni-President Lions 36 24 0 .600 --- 60 19-11-0 17-13-0
CTBC Brothers 34 26 0 .567 2.0 60 17-13-0 17-13-0
Rakuten Monkeys 30 30 0 .500 6.0 60 16-14-0 14-16-0
TSG Hawks 30 30 0 .500 6.0 60 17-13-0 13-17-0
Wei Chuan Dragons 29 31 0 .483 7.0 60 16-14-0 13-17-0
Fubon Guardians 21 39 0 .350 15.0 60 16-14-0 5-25-0