Best Japanese-Born MLB Players

Name the Major League players who were born in the Japan and have at least 15 career Wins Above Replacement.

Team listed is team with whom they accrued the most WAR

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WAR	Year	Team	Player
60.0	2001–2019	Mariners	Ichiro Suzuki
51.5	2018–	Angels	Shohei Ohtani
33.2	2012–	Rangers	Yu Darvish
21.2	2003–2012	Yankees	Hideki Matsui
20.9	1995–2008	Dodgers	Hideo Nomo
20.9	2008–2014	Yankees	Hiroki Kuroda
17.3	2014–2020	Yankees	Masahiro Tanaka
16.8	2012–2017	Mariners	Hisashi Iwakuma

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