Four* former NPB players (including three former Hanshin Tigers) have been signed by Japanese teams over the past few weeks. The Yokohama DeNA Baystars signed former Dragons star Dayan Viciedo who had been playing in Mexico (and who I prematurely did a retirement post for two months ago) and former Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami (who was just released by the Mariners). The Tigers re-signed former closer Rafael Dolis who'd been playing for the Kochi Fighting Dogs of the Shikoku Island League for the past year and half. Finally, former Tiger Koyo Aoyagi was released by the Phillies last week and is reportedly signing with the Swallows although there's been no formal announcement.
*There's a fifth one - Mike Ford of the Baystars - but I don't have any of his cards from last year. His only NPB cards that I know about are Epoch One cards.
Here are cards of all four players:
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| 2017 Epoch Tigers #05 (Variant **) |
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| 2024 BBM 1st Version #151 |
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| 2019 BBM 2nd Version #578 |
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| 2024 Epoch NPB #005 |
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