About the JapanBall Hall of Fame
There are four ways to be inducted in the JapanBall Hall of Fame:
- Visit all twelve NPB teams’ home stadiums during the course of one tour or
- Participate in three of JapanBall’s tours, with at least one being in Japan.
- Demonstrate a sustained, exemplary dedication and service to the JapanBall community.
Inductees are immortalized with a plaque to commemorate the honor in the JapanBall Hall of Fame.
The Hall is located inside Cafe Noodle Roje (Google Maps), a small neighborhood restaurant located just blocks away from the Tokyo Dome. While searching for a home for our HOF, we sought a place that would be welcoming to foreign baseball fans, provide a personal feel for the country, and serve food that is delicious, traditional, and agreeable to a variety of palates.
With Cafe Noodle Roje, we found the perfect spot.
Owned and operated by the husband-and-wife team of Jun and Koko, the cafe is open Monday through Friday for lunch and dinner until 10pm, and Saturday for lunch until 2pm. If you’re in Tokyo and don’t find your way there, you’ll have missed an essential piece of your Japan experience. Seriously. Visit the JapanBall Hall of Fame.
Members
Last Updated: November 2024
Connie Van Putten
Hercules, CA – USA
See It All • 2005
Joan and Kurt Mason
Everett, WA – USA
See It All • 2005
David Mitsuo Abe
Oakland, CA – USA
2003 • 2004 • 2006
Joseph Kleier
Louisville, KY – USA
2004 • 2005 • 2006
Leon DeHaven
Tempe, AZ – USA
See It All • 2006
Bruce Powell
Falls Church, VA – USA
2003 • 2005 • 2008
Joseph Kleier
Hillsboro, OR – USA
See It All • 2007
Nancy Vinikoor
Hillsboro, OR – USA
See It All • 2007
Daniel Ayers
Seattle, WA – USA
See It All • 2009
Greg Erjavac
North Yorkshire, England – UK
See It All • 2009
Ken Martin
Tokyo – Japan
See It All • 2009
Alex Maynard and Stacey Ruel
North Yorkshire, England – UK
See It All • 2009
Daniel Mesa
Laurel, Maryland – USA
See It All • 2009
Ellie Buckley and Shelley Correll
Menlo Park, CA – USA
See It All • 2010
Susan Hamaker
New York, New York – USA
2008 • 2009 • 2010
Meg Minard
Castle Rock, CO – USA
See It All • 2010
Jim Spavins
Middleton, WI – USA
See It All • 2010
Don Robbs
Honolulu, HI – USA
2009 • 2010 • 2011
Regina Gallagher
Chicago, IL – USA
2003 • 2008 • 2012
Jon Gat
Los Angeles, CA– USA
2007 • 2008 • 2012
Rick DeMaria
Santa Rosa, CA – USA
2008 • 2009 • 2012
John Wilson
Glendora, CA – USA
2010 • 2011 • 2012
Mike Colegate
Sunnyvale, CA – USA
2011(1) • 2011(2) • 2012
Pam and Jon Bennett
Cypress, TX– USA
See It All • 2012
Ken Schlapp and Hiroko Tanji
Cypress, CA – USA
See It All • 2011
Larry Lipsher
Graham St– Hong Kong
See It All • 2012
Matt Susser
Boynton Beach, FL – USA
See It All • 2012
John Kohl
Halethorpe, MD – USA
2008 • 2009 • 2013
Paul Barnes
Toronto – Canada
See It All • 2013
Vincent Zito
Acton, MA – USA
2010 • 2011 • 2014
Jason Martin
Canonsburg, PA – USA
See It All • 2013
Jeff and Dee Petrie
Plymouth, MN – USA
See It All • 2015
Todd Akiyama
Bellevue, WA – USA
2001 • 2012 • 2015
Rob and Lynette Mize
Las Vegas, NV – USA
See It All • 2015
Clay Breshears
Hillsboro, OR – USA
See It All • 2015
Kelly Salmon
Aberdeen – Canada
See It All • 2015
Dave and Caroline Werner
Carmel, CA – USA
2006 • 2010 • 2015
Bob Kistler
Westminster, MA – USA
2011 • 2013 • 2016
Craig Yee
Peoria, AZ – USA
2013 • 2014 • 2016
Amy Ross
Eatontown, NJ – USA
2014 • 2015 • 2016
Brien Aronov
Willimantic, CT – USA
See It All • 2016
Bob Deal
Albany, NY – USA
See It All • 2016
Bill Dryden
Boise, ID – USA
See It All • 2016
Debrha Carnahan
Boise, ID – USA
See It All • 2016
Zach Wyman
Seattle, WA – USA
See It All • 2016
Jenna Bedingfield
Atlanta, GA – USA
See It All • 2017
Keith Brock
Irving, TX – USA
2012 • 2015 • 2017
Wayne S. Graczyk
Kichijoji, Tokyo – Japan
In Memoriam • April 2017
Tom Russell
Sylvania, OH – USA
2014 • 2015 • 2018
Dennis W. Cross
Lexington, VA – USA
2007 • 2009 • 2019
T.S. Kelly
New York, NY – USA
2003 • 2008 • 2019
Jim Small
Tokyo, Japan • 2019
For Service to International Baseball
Jon Brien
Munich, Bayern – Germany
See It All • 2019
Richard Captor
Redondo Beach, CA – USA
See It All • 2019
Carter Cromwell
San Francisco, CA – USA
See It All • 2019
James Delaria
San Bernardino, CA – USA
See It All • 2019
Debby Dyess
St. Louis, MO – USA
See It All • 2019
Kenneth Sins
Bainbridge Island, WA – USA
See It All • 2019
Brad Smith
Kansas City, MO – USA
See It All • 2019
Linda Tom
Seattle, WA – USA
See It All • 2019
Bob Bavasi
Everett, WA – USA
Founded JapanBall 1999; Inducted 2023
Rob Fitts
Bronx, NY – USA
See It All • 2023
Frank Hollander
Bellevue, WA – USA
See It All • 2023
Mark Kanter
Portsmouth, RI – USA
2018 • 2022 • 2023
Paul Krause
Peoria, AZ – USA
See It All • 2023
Pam and Steve Ikeda
Whittier, California – USA
2021 • 2022 • 2023 • 2024
David Cohen
Pembroke Pines, Florida – USA
See It All • 2024
Henry Phan
Peoria, AZ – USA
2022 • 2023 • 2024
James Leising
Grimsby, Ontario – Canada
See It All • 2024
Jamie and Mark Kozlevcar
El Segundo, California – USA
See It All • 2024
Keith Krewer
Cedar Rapids, Iowa – USA
See It All • 2024
Remt de Vroomen
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
See It All • 2024
Richard Geiwitz
Towson, Maryland – USA
See It All • 2024
Ron Mendoza
Seattle, Washington – USA
See It All • 2024
Scott Harris
New Westminster, British Columbia – Canada
See It All • 2024