<Table> Players from Japan that formerly appeared on Major League Baseball rosters <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> MLB debut </Th> <Th> Final MLB game </Th> <Th> Former MLB Team ( s ) </Th> <Th> Current league / status </Th> <Th> Current team </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Masanori Murakami </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> September 1 , 1964 </Td> <Td> October 1 , 1965 </Td> <Td> San Francisco Giants ( 1964 -- 1965 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hideo Nomo </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> May 2 , 1995 </Td> <Td> April 18 , 2008 </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1995 -- 1998 , 2002 -- 2004 ) New York Mets ( 1998 ) Milwaukee Brewers ( 1999 ) Detroit Tigers ( 2000 ) Boston Red Sox ( 2001 ) Tampa Bay Devil Rays ( 2005 ) Kansas City Royals ( 2008 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mac Suzuki </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> July 7 , 1996 </Td> <Td> June 28 , 2002 </Td> <Td> Seattle Mariners ( 1996 , 1998 -- 1999 ) Kansas City Royals ( 1999 -- 2001 , 2002 ) Colorado Rockies ( 2001 ) Milwaukee Brewers ( 2001 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shigetoshi Hasegawa </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 5 , 1997 </Td> <Td> September 28 , 2005 </Td> <Td> Anaheim Angels ( 1997 -- 2001 ) Seattle Mariners ( 2002 -- 2005 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Takashi Kashiwada </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> May 1 , 1997 </Td> <Td> September 18 , 1997 </Td> <Td> New York Mets ( 1997 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hideki Irabu </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> July 10 , 1997 </Td> <Td> July 12 , 2002 </Td> <Td> New York Yankees ( 1997 -- 1999 ) Montreal Expos ( 2000 -- 2001 ) Texas Rangers ( 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Deceased ( July 24 , 2011 ) </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Masato Yoshii </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 5 , 1998 </Td> <Td> September 11 , 2002 </Td> <Td> New York Mets ( 1998 -- 1999 ) Colorado Rockies ( 2000 ) Montreal Expos ( 2001 -- 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Masao Kida </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 5 , 1999 </Td> <Td> August 3 , 2005 </Td> <Td> Detroit Tigers ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Los Angeles Dodgers ( 2003 -- 2004 ) Seattle Mariners ( 2004 -- 2005 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tomokazu Ohka </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> July 19 , 1999 </Td> <Td> October 4 , 2009 </Td> <Td> Boston Red Sox ( 1999 -- 2001 ) Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals ( 2001 -- 2005 ) Milwaukee Brewers ( 2005 -- 2006 ) Toronto Blue Jays ( 2007 ) Cleveland Indians ( 2009 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kazuhiro Sasaki </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 5 , 2000 </Td> <Td> September 28 , 2003 </Td> <Td> Seattle Mariners ( 2000 -- 2003 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ichiro Suzuki * </Th> <Td> OF </Td> <Td> April 2 , 2001 </Td> <Td> May 2 , 2018 </Td> <Td> Seattle Mariners ( 2001 -- 2012 ) New York Yankees ( 2012 -- 2014 ) Miami Marlins ( 2015 -- 2017 ) Seattle Mariners ( 2018 ) </Td> <Td> Special Assistant to the Chairman </Td> <Td> Seattle Mariners </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tsuyoshi Shinjo </Th> <Td> OF </Td> <Td> April 3 , 2001 </Td> <Td> June 27 , 2003 </Td> <Td> New York Mets ( 2001 , 2003 ) San Francisco Giants ( 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Takahito Nomura </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 3 , 2002 </Td> <Td> May 15 , 2002 </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Brewers ( 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Satoru Komiyama </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 4 , 2002 </Td> <Td> September 11 , 2002 </Td> <Td> New York Mets ( 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kazuhisa Ishii * </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 6 , 2002 </Td> <Td> September 28 , 2005 </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Dodgers ( 2002 -- 2004 ) New York Mets ( 2005 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> So Taguchi </Th> <Td> OF </Td> <Td> June
<Table> Players from Japan that formerly appeared on Major League Baseball rosters <Tr> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> MLB debut </Th> <Th> Final MLB game </Th> <Th> Former MLB Team ( s ) </Th> <Th> Current league / status </Th> <Th> Current team </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Masanori Murakami </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> September 1 , 1964 </Td> <Td> October 1 , 1965 </Td> <Td> San Francisco Giants ( 1964 -- 1965 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hideo Nomo </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> May 2 , 1995 </Td> <Td> April 18 , 2008 </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1995 -- 1998 , 2002 -- 2004 ) New York Mets ( 1998 ) Milwaukee Brewers ( 1999 ) Detroit Tigers ( 2000 ) Boston Red Sox ( 2001 ) Tampa Bay Devil Rays ( 2005 ) Kansas City Royals ( 2008 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mac Suzuki </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> July 7 , 1996 </Td> <Td> June 28 , 2002 </Td> <Td> Seattle Mariners ( 1996 , 1998 -- 1999 ) Kansas City Royals ( 1999 -- 2001 , 2002 ) Colorado Rockies ( 2001 ) Milwaukee Brewers ( 2001 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Shigetoshi Hasegawa </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 5 , 1997 </Td> <Td> September 28 , 2005 </Td> <Td> Anaheim Angels ( 1997 -- 2001 ) Seattle Mariners ( 2002 -- 2005 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Takashi Kashiwada </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> May 1 , 1997 </Td> <Td> September 18 , 1997 </Td> <Td> New York Mets ( 1997 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hideki Irabu </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> July 10 , 1997 </Td> <Td> July 12 , 2002 </Td> <Td> New York Yankees ( 1997 -- 1999 ) Montreal Expos ( 2000 -- 2001 ) Texas Rangers ( 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Deceased ( July 24 , 2011 ) </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Masato Yoshii </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 5 , 1998 </Td> <Td> September 11 , 2002 </Td> <Td> New York Mets ( 1998 -- 1999 ) Colorado Rockies ( 2000 ) Montreal Expos ( 2001 -- 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Masao Kida </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 5 , 1999 </Td> <Td> August 3 , 2005 </Td> <Td> Detroit Tigers ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Los Angeles Dodgers ( 2003 -- 2004 ) Seattle Mariners ( 2004 -- 2005 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tomokazu Ohka </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> July 19 , 1999 </Td> <Td> October 4 , 2009 </Td> <Td> Boston Red Sox ( 1999 -- 2001 ) Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals ( 2001 -- 2005 ) Milwaukee Brewers ( 2005 -- 2006 ) Toronto Blue Jays ( 2007 ) Cleveland Indians ( 2009 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kazuhiro Sasaki </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 5 , 2000 </Td> <Td> September 28 , 2003 </Td> <Td> Seattle Mariners ( 2000 -- 2003 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ichiro Suzuki * </Th> <Td> OF </Td> <Td> April 2 , 2001 </Td> <Td> May 2 , 2018 </Td> <Td> Seattle Mariners ( 2001 -- 2012 ) New York Yankees ( 2012 -- 2014 ) Miami Marlins ( 2015 -- 2017 ) Seattle Mariners ( 2018 ) </Td> <Td> Special Assistant to the Chairman </Td> <Td> Seattle Mariners </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tsuyoshi Shinjo </Th> <Td> OF </Td> <Td> April 3 , 2001 </Td> <Td> June 27 , 2003 </Td> <Td> New York Mets ( 2001 , 2003 ) San Francisco Giants ( 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Takahito Nomura </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 3 , 2002 </Td> <Td> May 15 , 2002 </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Brewers ( 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Satoru Komiyama </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 4 , 2002 </Td> <Td> September 11 , 2002 </Td> <Td> New York Mets ( 2002 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kazuhisa Ishii * </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> April 6 , 2002 </Td> <Td> September 28 , 2005 </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Dodgers ( 2002 -- 2004 ) New York Mets ( 2005 ) </Td> <Td> Retired </Td> <Td> -- </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> So Taguchi </Th> <Td> OF </Td> <Td> June
japanese baseball players in mlb hall of fame
japanese baseball players in mlb hall of fame
Hideo Nomo Kazuhiro Sasaki
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