The last ‘homegrown’ foreign player to make any major impact for the Yomiuri Giants was volatile pitcher Balvino Galvez, whose reign of terror lasted from 1996-2000.
Before him, there was Warren Cromartie, the 1989 Central League MVP who hit .321 with 171 home runs, 558 RBIs over seven years with the Kyojin.
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