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.

The Giants have haven't had much luck with their own foreign players since Galvez left — and his last really productive season was in 1998.