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
Aoki replaced long time regular Atsunori Inaba, who left Yakult to join the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters via free agency. Aoki is no stranger to batting titles, as he was last year's Eastern League batting champ with a .372 average.