There were a handful of NPB players in their 40s last season, and they performed at varying states of effectiveness.
A few pieced together respectable seasons, but the majority didn't add much to their respective clubs.
The outlier of the 40-and-over set was the Tokyo Yakult Swallows' Shinya Miyamoto, a steady contributor all season.
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