Many of the Japanese pitchers who tried out for the MLB went on to win titles in the NPB, but it’s not so easy to win titles in the major leagues, which attract pitchers from all over the world. 30 years have passed since Hideo Nomo took on the challenge. During this time, only Hideo Nomo and Yu Darvish have won the title for pitchers with the most strikeouts. (Darvish has the most wins in 2020, but I will omit that as explained below) Even pitchers who seem to have only won titles, such as Daisuke Matsuzaka and Masahiro Tanaka, have difficulty winning. Darvish took it in 2013. Will Shohei Otani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto win the title in 2026 after not competing for more than 10 years? *Darvish and Kenta Maeda have excellent results in 2020, but since the numbers cannot be compared fairly due to the 60-game format, they will not be included.
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