This is a site about Pro Yakyu (Japanese Baseball), not about who the next player to go over to MLB is. It's a community of Pro Yakyu fans who have come together to share their knowledge and opinions with the world. It's a place to follow teams and individuals playing baseball in Japan (and Asia), and to learn about Japanese (and Asian) culture through baseball.
It is my sincere hope that once you learn a bit about what we're about here that you will join the community of contributors.
Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
Maeda was 0-0 with a 4.65 ERA in 50 games this year with the Giants. He was brought over by current manager Tatsunori Hara in 2001 (in his first term as Giants' manager) in a free agent deal. [Full Story - Japan Ball] [2005 Giants Stats - Borisov's Pro Yakyu]