There were a number of NPB stars on the move during the first week of 2017.
With spring camps set to begin in February, some players are heading abroad in order to put the finishing touches on their pre-spring preparations. This despite many of them having already participated in fall workouts with the their teams soon after the season.
To that end, some players have headed for warmer locales than they would find in Japan this time of year, in the final weeks of an already short offseason.