NPB Draft & Japan Series Preview

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) recap the 2026 Japan Series and NPB Draft. They also touch on the Yomiuri Giants hiring Hideki Matsui as manager and preview the class of Japanese talent heading to MLB.https://yakyucosmopolitan.substack.comhttps://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.com00:00 - Favorite horror movies?07:11 - Yomiuri Giants hire Hideki Matsui14:29 - Shoki Oda & Genei Sato drafted24:12 - Takeaways from 2026 NPB Draft40:22 - Japan Series Recap01:00:16 - MLB Postings Preview

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) preview the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball playoffs.0:00 - Introduction5:49 - How the NPB Draft works13:44 - No. 1 Prospect: Haruki Komoda20:58 - Aoyama Gakuin Duo: Suzuki & Watabe27:25 - Pitchers: Miyahara, Kawajiri, Kakuta, Nakai, Arima, Maeda, etc.32:11 - Hitters: Fujisawa, Sakakibara, Haruyama40:24 - Japan Series Preview51:46 - Looking back at Climax Series58:48 - Japan Series Predictions and Conclusion https://yakyucosmopolitan.substack.com/https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.com

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) preview the 2026 Nippon Professional Baseball playoffs.New Substack: https://yakyucosmopolitan.substack.com/https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.com0:00 - Introduction3:03 - Fighters vs. Lions Preview25:33 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Preview36:59 - Giants vs. BayStars Preview1:02:32 - Hanshin Tigers Preview1:15:39 - Japan Series Predictions1:22:28 - Conclusion

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) discuss the latest storylines from Japanese baseball.New Substack: https://yakyucosmopolitan.substack.com/https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.comhttps://yakyucosmo.com00:00 - Introduction & Substack announcement02:49 - Murakami's White Sox make the playoffs07:51 - Teruaki Sato's CL Triple Crown chase27:00 - Home runs are up in NPB37:17 - 100 RBI for Kurihara & Kondoh42:39 - Haruto Takahashi for the Sawamura?54:12 - Kenta Maeda and NPB fastball usage01:01:19 - Conclusion

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) discuss the latest storylines from Japanese baseball.https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.comhttps://yakyucosmo.com00:00 - SoftBank Hawks win PL pennant04:26 - NPB to MLB posting rumors10:28 - Raidel Martinez gets 250th save20:07 - Kaima Taira contract projection?36:50 - Worried about Hanshin Tigers?45:57 - Free Agent compensation changes?52:51- Will the MLB lockout affect NPB?56:35 - NPB expansion soon?01:04:39 - Should Shunpeita Yamashita be a closer?

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) discuss the latest storylines from Japanese baseball.https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.comhttps://yakyucosmo.com00:00 - Koshien & Shoki Oda09:00 - Jackson Rutledge signs with SoftBank Hawks17:30 - Shota Morishita & Teruaki Sato34:20 - Central League ROY Race45:47 - Pacific League ROY Race54:00 - Checking in on Murakami, Okamoto, Imai01:12:00 - Conclusion

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) discuss the latest storylines from Japanese baseball.https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.comhttps://yakyucosmo.com00:00 - Intro + All-Star Talk02:30 - Yomiuri, Hanshin, DeNA25:29 - Yakult, Chunichi, Hiroshima40:13 - Rakuten, Lotte, Orix57:43 - Seibu, Nipponham, SoftBank01:17:00 - Conclusion

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) discuss the latest storylines from Japanese baseball.https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.comhttps://yakyucosmo.com00:00 - Munetaka Murakami’s home run derby04:53 - Combined no-hitter for Yakult10:08 - Rintaro Sasaki signs with Miami over SoftBank29:39 - Joey Lucchesi to Lotte, Yunior Marte to Rakuten35:29 - Anderson Severino & Dermis Garcia to Hanshin41:52- Hiroshima zombie cigarettes scandal45:21 - NPB Triple Crown leaders56:03 - Conclusion

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) discuss the latest storylines from Japanese baseball.https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.comhttps://yakyucosmo.com00:00 - Intro & Takahisa Hayakawa Analysis11:54 - Top Hitters: Reyes, Kurihara, Kondoh, Morishita, Sato27:58 - Top Relievers: Martinez, Sugiyama, Others44:03 - Comparing Shugo Maki to Prime Hideto Asamura54:28 - Will Ryosuke Tatsumi go to MLB?58:35 - Is Teruaki Sato better than Munetaka Murakami?01:05:59 - Will Tyler Nevin return to MLB?01:10:56 - Pitch Clock in NPB?01:16:08 - Conclusion

Yuri Karasawa (https://x.com/yakyucosmo) and Brandon Tew (https://x.com/brandonteweets) discuss the latest storylines from Japanese baseball.https://japanball.comhttps://extrainningstravel.comhttps://yakyucosmo.com00:00 - How good is Yoshinobu Yamamoto right now?13:00 - Saitama Seibu Lions win interleague21:33 - Chihiro Sumida is rising27:05 - Top 5 NPB starting pitchers right now?40:41 - Shinnosuke Ogasawara signs with Yomiuri47:26 - Jerar Encarnacion, Osvaldo Bido sign with DeNA58:30 - Leandro Cedeno signs with Yakult01:04:13 - Conclusion