A 150km right-hander from Yomiuri came to Korea. NC Asian Quarter Contract

A 150km right-hander from Yomiuri came to Korea. NC Asian Quarter Contract
토다 나츠키. Photo =NC Dinos



NC Dinos signed a total of $130,000 (down payment of $20,000, annual salary of $100,000, option of $10,000) with pitcher Natsuki Toda (born in 2000 and registered name Toda) in the Asian quarter on the 11th.

Toda, from Takahama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a right-handed pitcher with physical conditions of 1 meter 70 meters and 75 kilograms in weight. He throws up to 150 kilometers (average 145 kilometers) of fastballs, two-seam, fork balls, sliders, curves, and cutters. Stable ball control and various types of pitches are advantages.

Toda started his professional career in 2021 when he was nominated by the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) Yomiuri Giants. In three NPB seasons, he played 19 games, 27.2 innings, and had a 1-1 record and 5.53 ERA.




In the 2025 season, he recorded 81 ⅔ innings, 4-4 with an ERA of 2.42, 73 strikeouts and 14 walks in 35 games (7 starts) for the Eastern League Yomiuri Giants, the NPB's second-tier league.

Lim Sun-nam, NC's general manager, said "Toda is a player that the club has consistently observed. He can play various positions such as starting and bullpen. He is a player with strikeout ability based on stable ball control. We also conducted one test in Changwon at the end of October. I confirmed Toda's appearance with my own eyes, and after discussion, I chose Toda. I expect Toda to be a great help to the pitching staff with his various roles."

Toda will join the squad at the Arizona camp in the U.S.








This article was translated by Naver AI translator.