The 2025 season, which saw many exciting battles, has now come to a close. This year, it was the foreign players who led the team. Among them, we have selected four players who showed outstanding performances. We will look back on their performances and introduce their appeal and impressive plays.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham-Ham Fighters' Reyes: Winner of both the Most Home Run and Most RBI awards

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham' main batter, Reyes, is in his second season in Japan. A native of the Dominican Republic, Reyes made his MLB debut in 2018 and has hit a total of 108 Home Run. In his first season in the NPB last year, he hit 25 Home Run, making his presence felt.

He continued to show his batting prowess in the 2025 season. His batting averages for both June and July were over 30%, and he had particularly impressive results in July, hitting six Home Run, batting .324, and an OPS of 1.006, earning him his second Taiju Life MVP Award. Towards the end of the season in September, he had a batting average of .243, but he often got on base with Walk.

He played in 132 games, hit 32 Home Run, and had 90 RBI, winning both the Most Home Run Award and Most RBI Award, and also led the league with an OPS of .861. Furthermore, in the final stage of the 2025 Persol Climax Series Pacific League, he had a batting average of .429 and hit Home Run, making him an even more indispensable player for the team than he was last year.

Tohoku Rakuten 's Voit: A savior who appeared midway through the season. The overwhelming power of the former MLB Home Run king

​Voit joined Tohoku Rakuten in June mid-season. Originally from the United States, he was previously with the Yankees and won the American League Home Run title in 2020. He moved to the Mexican League in 2024 and will play in Japan from 2025.

In his NPB debut on July 2nd, he made a strong impact with three hit and two RBI, including his first hit and first Home Run since arriving in Japan. He then showed off his overwhelming power by hitting two consecutive home runs on September 7th, and two consecutive games on the 13th and 14th. His competitive spirit was also evident with a batting average of .391 in scoring position.

At the end of the season, he recorded a batting average of .300, 13 Home Run, and 39 RBI in 67 games. Although he joined the team mid-season, he made a strong presence in a short period of time.

He is expected to play a key role in Tohoku Rakuten throughout the next season. If he continues to perform as well as he has this season from the start of the season, he will undoubtedly be a threat to other teams.

Saitama Seibu' Nevin: 3rd in the league in hit. Active on both offense and defense since his first year in the NPB.

Next up is Nevin, who has established himself as Saitama Seibu 's No. 4 player. Born in the U.S. and the father of former Angels manager Phil Nevin, Nevin made his MLB debut in 2021, moved to Japan in 2025, and has been a major contributor to the team since his first year, officially announcing a two-year contract extra inning in mid-June, starting in 2026.

Nevin quickly adapted to Japan baseball, and his batting average in May and June both exceeded 40%, and he also won the "Taiki Seimei Monthly MVP Award" in May. Finally, while hitting 21 Home Run, he also hit consistently with a .277 batting average and 141 hit, third in the league.

Nevin's appeal is not limited to his hitting. outfielder While registered, he again showed solid play as a first baseman In addition to his sharp reactions to batted balls, he was defense also reliable on the offensive and defensive side of the ball, such as his accurate throw when pitcher he was covering the bases. first baseman He also won the "Mitsui Golden Glove Award" in the

Fukuoka Softbank 's Moinelo: Best ERA for the second consecutive year and also won the Persol CS Pacific League MVP award

​Moinero pitcher from Cuba, who is in his ninth year of NPB. After turning to the starting lineup last season and winning the Best ERA pitcher award with a ERA of 1.88, the momentum will not stop in 2025. In particular, in May and June, he started 4 games each, and his ERA was in the 0-point range. In the Tokyo Yakult game on June 6, he also set a new club record with 18 strike out in one game.

Also, in the "Mynavi All-Star Game 2025", there is a scene where left-handed pitcher 's Moinero pitcher suddenly pitch with his right hand. He also showed a humorous side of finishing off with a pop fly and made the stadium excited.

In August, he showed off a spectacular pitch with a total of 24 inning runs. In the end, he won 12 wins in 24 games and became one of the "10-win quartet". In addition, they left a ERA of 1.46, which is higher than the previous year, and once again stood at the top of the league.

The dominant pitch was also deployed in the postseason. In the final stage of the "2025 Persol Climax Series Pa", he started two games and won the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) with a total of 14 inning 1 runs, and the third game of the "SMBC Japan Series 2025" was win pitcher with 6 innings, 4 hit 1 runs. Fukuoka Softbank made a great contribution to the first Japan in five years.

He acquired domestic free agency rights in June this year and will be treated as a Japan player from next season. "In addition to Japan, I love the passionate and loving support of The Hawks fans and the city of Fukuoka, and I want to continue to do my best to play and pitch to lead the team to victory."

The foreign players have become central to the team and have made their presence felt. We are sure they will continue to perform on a grand scale next season.

Text by Hatano Ai