# List of current foreign Nippon Professional Baseball players

In Nippon Professional Baseball, players born outside of Japan are often known as international players. This list includes all international players who are currently on NPB 70-man rosters and thus eligible to play in Nippon Professional Baseball or either of the two "ni-gun" leagues, the Western League and the Eastern League. As both the Central League and Pacific League have a limit on foreign players on the 28-man first team (ichi-gun) rosters (maximum of four foreign players which must be a mix of pitchers and position players), there are currently just sixty-nine active players on NPB 70-man rosters. This list does include foreign-born players who qualify as Japanese through residency, such as Yaku Cho and Wladimir Balentien, but does not include Japanese-born players who are eligible for other national teams, such as Yuma Mune and Brandon Tysinger.
List is accurate as of March 1, 2023 (Registered for 2023 season):
| Pos | P | Pitcher | IF | Infielder | OF | Outfielder |
| | Denotes Central League players | Denotes Central League players | Denotes Central League players | Denotes Central League players | Denotes Central League players | Denotes Central League players |
| | Denotes Pacific League players | Denotes Pacific League players | Denotes Pacific League players | Denotes Pacific League players | Denotes Pacific League players | Denotes Pacific League players |
| BOLD | Denotes players with at least one appearance in an international tournament | Denotes players with at least one appearance in an international tournament | Denotes players with at least one appearance in an international tournament | Denotes players with at least one appearance in an international tournament | Denotes players with at least one appearance in an international tournament | Denotes players with at least one appearance in an international tournament |
| Nationality | Birthplace (if different) | Player | Team | Pos. | Career | Last non-NPB Team |
| Brazil | — | Thyago Vieira | Yomiuri Giants | P | 2020– (YOM) | Chicago White Sox |
| Cuba | — | Rusney Castillo | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | OF | 2021– (RAK) | Boston Red Sox |
| Cuba | — | Alfredo Despaigne | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | OF | 2014–2016 (LOT) 2017– (SOF) | Granma |
| Cuba | — | Yurisbel Gracial | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | IF | 2018– (SOF) | Les Capitales de Québec |
| Cuba | — | Leonys Martín | Chiba Lotte Marines | OF | 2019– (LOT) | Cleveland Indians |
| Cuba | — | Liván Moinelo | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | P | 2017– (SOF) | Holguín |
| Cuba | — | Yariel Rodríguez | Chunichi Dragons | P | 2020– (CHU) | Camagüey |
| Cuba | — | Dayán Viciedo | Chunichi Dragons | IF/OF | 2016– (CHU) | Chicago White Sox |
| Dominican Republic | — | Raúl Alcántara | Hanshin Tigers | P | 2021– (HAN) | Doosan Bears |
| Dominican Republic | — | Rubby De La Rosa | Yomiuri Giants | P | 2019– (YOM) | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Dominican Republic | — | Geronimo Franzua | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | 2018– (HIR) | Carp Academy |
| Dominican Republic | — | Jefry Marté | Hanshin Tigers | IF | 2019– (HAN) | Los Angeles Angels |
| Dominican Republic | — | Alejandro Mejía | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | IF | 2017– (HIR) | Carp Academy |
| Dominican Republic | — | Cristopher Mercedes | Yomiuri Giants | P | 2018– (YOM) | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Dominican Republic | Puerto Rico | Steven Moya | ORIX Buffaloes | OF | 2018–2019 (CHU) 2019– (ORI) | Detroit Tigers |
| Dominican Republic | — | Bryan Rodriguez | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | P | 2018– (NIP) | San Diego Padres |
| Dominican Republic | — | Ronny Rodríguez | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | IF | 2021– (NIP) | Detroit Tigers |
| Dominican Republic | United States | Mel Rojas Jr. | Hanshin Tigers | OF | 2021– (HAN) | KT Wiz |
| Dominican Republic | — | Fernando Romero | Yokohama DeNA Baystars | P | 2021– (DeN) | Minnesota Twins |
| Dominican Republic | — | Randy Rosario | Chunichi Dragons | P | 2021– (CHU) | Kansas City Royals |
| Dominican Republic | — | Ángel Sánchez | Yomiuri Giants | P | 2020– (YOM) | SK Wyverns |
| Italy | United States | Zach Neal | Saitama Seibu Lions | P | 2019– (SEI) | Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Lithuania | — | Dovydas Neverauskas | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | 2021– (HIR) | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Mexico | United States | Brandon Laird | Chiba Lotte Marines | IF | 2015–2018 (NIP) 2019– (LOT) | Washington Nationals |
| Netherlands | Curaçao | Wladimir Balentien | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | OF | 2011–2019 (YAK) 2020– (SOF) | Cincinnati Reds |
| Netherlands | — | Rick van den Hurk | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 2015–2020 (SOF) 2021– (YAK) | Samsung Lions |
| Puerto Rico | — | Neftalí Soto | Yokohama DeNA Baystars | IF | 2018– (DeN) | Washington Nationals |
| South Africa | — | Tayler Scott | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | 2020– (HIR) | Baltimore Orioles |
| Taiwan | — | Chen Wei-Yin | Hanshin Tigers | P | 2004–2011 (CHU) 2020– (HAN) | Miami Marlins |
| Taiwan | — | Yaku Cho | ORIX Buffaloes | P | 2019– (ORI) | Nikkeidai |
| Taiwan | — | Sung Chia-hao | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P | 2017– (RAK) | NTUS |
| Taiwan | — | Wang Po-jung | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | OF | 2019– (NIP) | Rakuten Monkeys |
| Taiwan | — | Wu Nien-Ting | Saitama Seibu Lions | IF | 2016– (SEI) | Daiichi Institute of Technology |
| United States | — | Tyler Austin | Yokohama DeNA Baystars | IF | 2020– (DeN) | Milwaukee Brewers |
| United States | — | Kyle Bird | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | P | 2021– (HIR) | Texas Rangers |
| United States | — | Alan Busenitz | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P | 2019– (RAK) | Minnesota Twins |
| United States | — | Adam Conley | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P | 2021– (RAK) | Miami Marlins |
| United States | — | Kevin Cron | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | IF | 2021– (HIR) | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| United States | — | Brandon Dickson | ORIX Buffaloes | P | 2013– (ORI) | St. Louis Cardinals |
| United States | — | Brandon Dixon | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | P | 2021– (RAK) | Detroit Tigers |
| United States | — | Jon Edwards | Hanshin Tigers | P | 2020– (HAN) | Cleveland Indians |
| United States | — | Robbie Erlin | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | P | 2021– (NIP) | Atlanta Braves |
| United States | — | Reed Garrett | Saitama Seibu Lions | P | 2020– (SEI) | Texas Rangers |
| United States | — | Mike Gerber | Chunichi Dragons | OF | 2021– (CHU) | San Francisco Giants |
| United States | — | Joe Gunkel | Hanshin Tigers | P | 2020– (HAN) | Miami Marlins |
| United States | — | Frank Herrmann | Chiba Lotte Marines | P | 2017–2019 (RAK) 2020– (LOT) | Philadelphia Phillies |
| United States | — | Jacob Waguespack | ORIX Buffaloes | P | 2020– (ORI) | Toronto Blue Jays |
| United States | — | Nick Martinez | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | P | 2018–2020 (NIP) 2021– (SOF) | Texas Rangers |
| United States | — | Cy Sneed | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 2019– (YAK) | Houston Astros |
| United States | — | Matt Dermody | Saitama Seibu Lions | P | 2021– (SEI) | Chicago Cubs |
| United States | — | Michael Peoples | Yokohama DeNA Baystars | P | 2020– (DeN) | Colorado Rockies |
| United States | — | Colin Rea | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | P | 2021– (SOF) | Chicago Cubs |
| United States | — | Stefen Romero | ORIX Buffaloes | OF | 2017–2019, 2021– (ORI) 2020 (RAK) | Seattle Mariners |
| United States | — | Jerry Sands | Hanshin Tigers | OF | 2020– (HAN) | Kiwoom Heroes |
| United States | — | Dennis Sarfate | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | P | 2011–2012 (HIR) 2013 (SEI) 2014– (SOF) | Baltimore Orioles |
| United States | — | Justin Smoak | Yomiuri Giants | IF | 2021– (YOM) | San Francisco Giants |
| United States | — | Cy Sneed | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 2021– (YAK) | Houston Astros |
| United States | — | Cory Spangenberg | Saitama Seibu Lions | OF | 2020– (SEI) | Milwaukee Brewers |
| United States | — | Carter Stewart | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | P | 2020– (SOF) | EFSC |
| United States | — | Eric Thames | Yomiuri Giants | OF | 2021– (YOM) | Washington Nationals |
| United States | — | Drew VerHagen | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | P | 2020– (NIP) | Detroit Tigers |
| United States | — | Zelous Wheeler | Yomiuri Giants | IF/OF | 2015–2020 (RAK) 2021– (YOM) | New York Yankees |
| Venezuela | — | Edwin Escobar | Yokohama DeNA Baystars | P | 2017 (NIP) 2017– (DeN) | Cleveland Indians |
| Venezuela | — | José Flores | Chiba Lotte Marines | P | 2020– (LOT) | San Francisco Giants |
| Venezuela | — | José Osuna | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | IF/OF | 2021– (YAK) | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Venezuela | — | José Pirela | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | OF | 2020– (HIR) | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Venezuela | — | Albert Suárez | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | P | 2019– (YAK) | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Venezuela | — | Robert Suárez | Hanshin Tigers | P | 2016–2019 (SOF) 2020– (HAN) | Saraperos de Saltillo |