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Masanori Ishikawa 
Summary
Masanori Ishikawa (石川 雅規, Ishikawa Masanori, born January 22, 1980 in Akita City, Akita, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is currently a pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Up to 2023 season, he is the oldest professional baseball player.
| Masanori Ishikawa | |
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 Ishikawa with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 19 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 22, 1980 Akita City, Akita, Japan | |
Bats: Left-handed Throws: Left-handed | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 4, 2002, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 185-185 |
| Earned run average | 3.88 |
| Strikeouts | 1,768 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career edit
Ishikawa began his career with the Yakult Swallows in 2002, making his Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) debut on April 4, 2002.
On April 7, 2022, Ishikawa became the 3rd pitcher in NPB history to record a hit in 21 consecutive seasons. The other pitchers to achieve the feat were Masaaki Koyama from 1953 to 1973 and Daisuke Miura (the manager of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars at the time) from 1993 to 2016.[1]
References edit
- ^ https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/d72bd8757b19f0305b297647e1c06802706db022 [bare URL]
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)