Posts by Lucas Borja - World Baseball Network
NPB: Top 15 Position Players Entering the 2025 Season
The 2025 NPB season is shaping up to be an exciting one, filled with stars […]
Lucas Borja’s Top 15 NPB Pitchers For the 2025 Season
Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball has long been a proving ground for elite pitchers, producing stars […]
NPB: Five Key Storylines to Follow in 2025
As the 2025 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) season approaches, fans have plenty to look forward […]
NPB: Grading Every Pacific League Teams Offseason
With Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Spring Training finally underway, plenty of new faces have popped […]
NPB: Grading Every Central League Teams Offseason
As the NPB offseason draws to a close, teams are ramping up for spring training, […]
From Japan to Australia: Reviewing Every NPB Prospect’s Performance in the ABL
The Australian Baseball League (ABL) is where you can find top prospects from every top […]
NPB’s Marines find their Roki Sasaki Replacement, Sign SP Shuta Ishikawa to 3-year Deal
The Chiba Lotte Marines announced the signing of veteran free agent starting pitcher Shuta Ishikawa, […]
NPB’s Active Player Draft Summary and Grades
With the MLB‘s Rule 5 Draft getting underway December 11, let’s take a look at […]
A Deep Dive Into Portuguese Baseball – The Good, Bad and Ugly
The story of Portuguese Baseball is one of an outsider, a sport perceived by locals […]
Nippon Professional Baseball Quirks you won’t find in MLB
Once nicknamed America’s pastime, it is clear that baseball has become a global game. There […]
Japan Series: 7 NPB Superstars to Watch
The highlight of fall baseball has arrived to Japan, as the dominant Fukuoka Softbank Hawks […]
NPB: The Renaissance of Foreign Sluggers
On November 15, 2019, Tyler Austin signed a one-year deal with the Yokohama Baystars to […]