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
This year they passed the OSAKA KINTETSU BUFFALOES, who took the lead in the late 1990s by adding OSAKA to their name (probably letting Osaka know they are the team that calls Osaka home, and not Hanshin).
Here are the current standings
This lead will most likely be permanent (with the exception of scenario like Yukijurushi (Hokkaido based dairy company) buying a team and moving them to Asahikawa (in the center of Hokkaido) and calling them the Purple Snowflakes).