League Leaders — Pitching (as of 4/14/09)

League leaders (pitching) after games played April 14th, 2009. Appearances Central League Pacific League Player # Oshimoto (Tokyo) 6 Payano (Chunichi) 6 Toyoda (Yomiuri) 6 Yamaguchi (Yomiuri) 6 Egusa (Hanshin) 6 Lim (Tokyo) 5 Watanabe (Hanshin) 5 Ochi (Yomiuri) 5 Kroon (Yomiuri) 5 Matsuoka (Tokyo) 5 Igarashi (Tokyo) 5 Shimizu (Chunichi) 5 Williams (Hanshin) 5 [...]

Takatsu is Now a Pioneering Hero

Former Tokyo great Shingo Takatsu has picked up his first save for the Woori Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization, making him the first player to notch saves in NPB, MLB, and KBO. (HT to NPB Tracker for being the first, that we’ve seen, to report it in English.)