RHP Hiroshima Carp
Kuribayashi's splitter might be Japan's best, but the Central League's 2021 rookie of the year is also one of the more balanced relievers on the staff. He not only has an excellent fastball to go with the split but a good curve and cutter as well. Not surprisingly, Kuribayashi has struck out 140 of the 386 batters he's faced in his brief career and recorded the final out of the Tokyo Olympic baseball tourney to secure Japan's gold medal.