A record 14 Japanese players are active in MLB in 2026. Batters/Two-Way: Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers), Seiya Suzuki (Cubs), Masataka Yoshida (Red Sox), Munetaka Murakami (White Sox), Kazuma Okamoto (Blue Jays). Pitchers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki (Dodgers), Shota Imanaga (Cubs), Yu Darvish, Yuki Matsui (Padres), Yusei Kikuchi (Angels), Kodai Senga (Mets), Tomoyuki Sugano (Rockies), Tatsuya Imai (Astros). Stats updated daily — tap any card for full details.
For the postseason schedule in Japan time, the bracket and where the Japanese players’ teams stand, see the Postseason page.
For career leaders across seasons — home runs, RBI, stolen bases, strikeouts and more — see the Career Leaders ranking.
A record 14 Japanese players are active on MLB rosters in 2026. The hitters: Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers), Seiya Suzuki (Cubs), Masataka Yoshida (Red Sox), Munetaka Murakami (White Sox) and Kazuma Okamoto (Blue Jays). The pitchers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki (Dodgers), Shota Imanaga (Cubs), Yu Darvish and Yuki Matsui (Padres), Yusei Kikuchi (Angels), Kodai Senga (Mets), Tomoyuki Sugano (Rockies) and Tatsuya Imai (Astros). It is one of the largest Japanese contingents in major-league history, with each player anchoring a rotation spot or a lineup role on their respective club.
This page is the one-stop aggregation for all 14 Japanese MLB players, comparing 2026 season stats — AVG, HR, OPS, ERA, K — alongside Statcast-driven sabermetrics such as Barrel%, xwOBA and OAA. Tap any player card to drill into year-by-year splits, vs LHP/RHP, and pitch-level data. Numbers are pulled from MLB Stats API and Baseball Savant every day, refreshed automatically after each game. The fastest way to follow every Japanese big-leaguer in one place.
Home runs, batting average, and OPS leaders among Japanese MLB players
Strikeout and ERA leaders among Japanese MLB pitchers
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1xBA, Barrel%, Whiff% — Baseball Savant data (20+ in-play PA)
1Powered by Baseball Savant. Updates 1–2 days after each game. Denominator is in-play PA (balls put in play). Fewer than 20 are hidden.
1Powered by Baseball Savant. Updates 1–2 days after each game. Denominator is in-play PA (balls put in play). Fewer than 20 are hidden.
1Powered by Baseball Savant. Updates 1–2 days after each game. Denominator is in-play PA (balls put in play). Fewer than 20 are hidden.
OAA (Outs Above Average) — comparing Japanese fielders' defense via Baseball Savant data. +5 or higher is above average, +10 or higher is Gold Glove caliber.
1Linked to the Baseball Savant OAA leaderboard. Players below the qualified-chances threshold (min=q) are not listed. Updated every Monday.
Career MLB home runs (2018–2026). Career MLB totals for active Japanese position players.
1Calculated from MLB Stats API career totals (NPB-era home runs not included). Updated hourly.
This is the home-run excerpt. For RBI, steals, strikeouts and more, see Career Records Rankings.
14 Japanese players are active on MLB rosters in 2026. Hitters/Two-Way: Shohei Ohtani (Dodgers), Seiya Suzuki (Cubs), Masataka Yoshida (Red Sox), Munetaka Murakami (White Sox), Kazuma Okamoto (Blue Jays). Pitchers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki (Dodgers), Shota Imanaga (Cubs), Yu Darvish and Yuki Matsui (Padres), Yusei Kikuchi (Angels), Kodai Senga (Mets), Tomoyuki Sugano (Rockies), Tatsuya Imai (Astros). It is one of the largest Japanese contingents in MLB history, with each player anchoring a rotation spot or a lineup role on their respective club (sources: MLB.com, Baseball Reference).
Yes. Ohtani returned to full-time pitching in 2025 while still hitting 50+ home runs, and he captured his 4th unanimous MVP — the most unanimous MVPs in MLB history. He enters 2026 as a full two-way player. His latest stats are updated daily on this page (sources: MLB.com, Baseball Reference).
Roki Sasaki joined the Los Angeles Dodgers for the 2026 season. Known for his perfect game and 165 km/h fastball in NPB, he now shares a rotation with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto — forming a historic Japanese trio of starters.
This page (Japanese MLB Players list) lets you compare batting average, home runs, OPS, ERA, and strikeouts for all active Japanese players in one place. Click any player card for year-by-year stats, contract details, NPB records, and deeper analytics. Stats are refreshed daily.
Ichiro Suzuki (3,089 career hits) and Shohei Ohtani (first player in history to win multiple unanimous MVPs — four in total) are widely considered the greatest. Ohtani recorded the first-ever 50 HR + 50 SB season in 2024 and won back-to-back World Series titles with the Dodgers in 2024 and 2025 (sources: MLB.com, Baseball Reference).
Japanese MLB hitters (5 qualified) have combined for 129 home runs in 2026. The HR leader is Munetaka Murakami with 35 HR, and total hits across the group sit at 589 (updated daily).
Japanese MLB pitchers (9 active) have combined for 62 wins in 2026. The strikeout leader is Yoshinobu Yamamoto with 182 K (starters and relievers updated daily).
Among qualified Japanese hitters (30+ AB) in 2026, the AVG leader is Shohei Ohtani at .275. The full batting-average ranking for all players is updated daily in the “Rankings & Compare” tab's Batting Ranking table on this page.
In 2026, three Japanese players — Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki — share the Los Angeles Dodgers roster. It is the first time in MLB history that three Japanese players have been active teammates on the same club (sources: MLB.com, Baseball Reference).
This page has two tabs: “Browse Players” (the full player table plus IL/injury updates, with Hitters / Pitchers / Two-Way filters) and “Rankings & Compare” (detailed ranking tables for batting, pitching, Statcast, fielding, and career totals). Together they cover AVG, HR, OPS, ERA and K for 2026, plus sabermetrics like xBA, Barrel% and OAA. Tap any card for year-by-year splits, vs LHP/RHP and pitch-level data (updated daily).
As of the 2026 season there are 14 Japanese players on MLB rosters: five hitters/two-way players (Shohei Ohtani, Seiya Suzuki, Masataka Yoshida, Munetaka Murakami, Kazuma Okamoto) and nine pitchers (Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki, Shota Imanaga, Yu Darvish, Yuki Matsui, Yusei Kikuchi, Kodai Senga, Tomoyuki Sugano, Tatsuya Imai). Teams, AVG, HR, ERA and other current stats are updated daily in the table on this page, including IL and restricted-list moves (sources: MLB.com, Baseball Reference).
