Japanese professional baseball continues to see significant roster changes as teams finalize their lineups for the upcoming season. Below is a comprehensive breakdown of the latest player movements, organized by team, covering arrivals and departures for the Hanshin Tigers, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and Yomiuri Giants. (Note: An asterisk (*) next to a player’s name indicates a developmental roster player.)
**Hanshin Tigers**
– **Incoming:**
– December 26, 2025 – Carson Ragsdale (Pitcher, standard contract, new foreign player)
– December 23, 2025 – Easton Lucas (Pitcher, standard contract, new foreign player)
– December 19, 2025 – Daury Moretta (Pitcher, standard contract, new foreign player)
– December 19, 2025 – Dolis (Pitcher, free agent re-signed to standard contract)
– December 16, 2025 – Cam Devaney (Infielder, standard contract, new foreign player)
– December 9, 2025 – Takashi Hamada (Outfielder, via Active Player Draft from Yakult)
– November 15, 2025 – Takumi Motoyama (Infielder, free agent from Seibu, signed to standard contract)
– November 15, 2025 – Ippei Ogawa* (Pitcher, free agent re-signed to developmental contract)
– November 14, 2025 – Torai Fushimi (Catcher, via trade from Nippon-Ham)
– November 14, 2025 – Ryo Ito* (Pitcher, free agent re-signed to developmental contract)
– **Departures:**
– December 9, 2025 – Kodai Inoue (Outfielder, via Active Player Draft to Lotte)
– December 2, 2025 – Gera (Pitcher, free agent)
– December 2, 2025 – Duplantier (Pitcher, free agent – later signed standard contract with DeNA)
– December 2, 2025 – Nelson (Pitcher, free agent)
– December 2, 2025 – Hernandez (Infielder, free agent)
– November 17, 2025 – Hartwig (Pitcher, free agent)
– November 17, 2025 – Beesley (Pitcher, free agent)
– November 14, 2025 – Hiroya Shimamoto (Pitcher, via trade to Nippon-Ham)
– October 30, 2025 – Taiji Kusumoto (Outfielder, free agent – retired, became Hanshin scout)
– October 21, 2025 – Taisei Urushibara (Pitcher, free agent – retired, became Hanshin academy coach)
– October 1, 2025 – Riku Kawahara (Pitcher, free agent – retired, became Hanshin academy coach)
– October 1, 2025 – Ren Sato (Pitcher, free agent)
– October 1, 2025 – Ryo Watanabe (Infielder, free agent)
– October 1, 2025 – Kyosuke Noguchi (Outfielder, free agent)
– October 1, 2025 – Daichi Moriki* (Pitcher, free agent)
– October 1, 2025 – Yuto Suzuki* (Pitcher, free agent)
– October 1, 2025 – Betances* (Pitcher, free agent)
– September 29, 2025 – Fumihito Haraguchi (Infielder, retired)
**Yokohama DeNA BayStars**
– **Incoming:**
– January 8, 2026 – Takashi Furuichi (Catcher, compensation player from Seibu)
– January 5, 2026 – Duplantier (Pitcher, free agent from Hanshin, signed to standard contract)
– December 20, 2025 – Hummel (Outfielder, standard contract, new foreign player)
– December 15, 2025 – Reynolds (Pitcher, standard contract, new foreign player)
– December 11, 2025 – Cox (Pitcher, standard contract, new foreign player)
– December 9, 2025 – Shonosuke Hama (Outfielder, via Active Player Draft from Chunichi)
– December 3, 2025 – Ruiz (Pitcher, standard contract, new foreign player)
– November 13, 2025 – Hosuke Fukazawa (Pitcher, free agent re-signed to standard contract)
– November 13, 2025 – Masumi Hamachi* (Pitcher, free agent re-signed to developmental contract)
– November 13, 2025 – Satsuki Baba* (Pitcher, free agent from Yomiuri, signed to developmental contract)
– November 13, 2025 – Haruto Shoji* (Pitcher, free agent re-signed to developmental contract)
– November 13, 2025 – Ruda Morishita* (Pitcher, free agent re-signed to developmental contract)
– November 13, 2025 – Ryunosuke Matsumoto* (Pitcher, free agent re-signed to developmental contract)
– November 13, 2025 – Ryoda Joko* (Catcher, free agent re-signed to developmental contract)
– November 13, 2025 – Kenji Nishimaki* (Infielder, free agent re-signed to developmental contract)
– **Departures:**
– December 9, 2025 – Naoto Chino (Infielder, via Active Player Draft to Chunichi)
– December 2, 2025 – Jackson (Pitcher, free agent – later signed standard contract with Lotte)
– December 2, 2025 – Wick (Pitcher, free agent)
– December 2, 2025 – Kay (Pitcher, free agent)
– December 2, 2025 – Bauer (Pitcher, free agent)
– November 28, 2025 – Masayuki Kuwahara (Outfielder, free agent – FA to Seibu)
– November 18, 2025 – Hikaru Ito (Catcher, free agent – FA to Rakuten)
– November 13, 2025 – Austin (Infielder, free agent)
– November 13, 2025
