Asia list of major league baseball

Takashi Saito (Japanese) – Arizona Diamondbacks – Pitcher – on the inactive roster

Tsuyoshi Wada (Japanese) – Baltimore Orioles – Pitcher – starting out the season on the 15-day disabled list.

Wei-Yin Chen (Taiwanese) – Baltimore Orioles – Pitcher – performed well in Spring training.  will be a starting pitcher.

Che-Hsuan Lin (Taiwanese) – Boston RedSox – Centerfielder – is on the inactive roster

Junichi Tazawa (Japanese) – Boston RedSox – Pitcher – is on the inactive roster

Daisuke Matsuzaka (Japanese) – Boston RedSox – Pitcher – likely to return from Tommy John surgery sometime in May.

Kosuke Fukudome (Japanese) – Chicago Whitesox – Rightfielder – potentially a starting outfielder.

Shin-Soo Choo (Korean) – Cleveland Indians – Rightfielder – will start at right field.

Bruce Chen (Chinese) – Kansas City Royals – Pitcher

Hank Choi Conger (Korean) – Los Angeles Angels – Catcher -inactive roster, in minor league

Hisanori Takahashi (Japanese) – Los Angeles Angels – Pitcher

Travis Ishikawa (Japanese/white) – Milwaukee Brewers – Firstbase – makes the roster as a reserve first baseman.  hit .255 and 2 homers in Spring training.

Norichika Aoki (Japanese) – Milwaukee Brewers – Leftfielder – hit .300 in Spring training.  one of five outfielders on the roster.

Tsuyoshi Nishioka (Japanese) – Minnesota Twins – Secondbase – will start the season in Triple-A.

Hiroki Kuroda (Japanese) – New York Yankees – Pitcher – will be a starting pitcher.

Kurt Suzuki (Japanese) – Oakland A’s – Catcher – starting catcher

Tim Lincecum (white/Filipino) – San Francisco Giants – Pitcher – ace pitcher for the Giants

Ichiro Suzuki (Japanese) – Seattle Mariners – Rightfielder - enters his 10th year in MLB.  Will bat 3rd in the lineup instead of his customary leadoff position.  hit .415 in Spring training.

Munenori Kawasaki (Japanese) – Seatlle Mariners – Shortstop - had the best batting average of all players during spring training with a .455 average.  Will start the season as an uti