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The shuuto (シュート) or shootball is a baseball pitch.It is commonly thrown by right-handed Japanese pitchers such as Hiroki Kuroda, Noboru Akiyama, Kenjiro Kawasaki, Daisuke Matsuzaka, [1] Yu Darvish [2] and Masumi Kuwata. [3]
A 5'11 tall right-handed pitcher with three quarters delivery, Nishi throws a shuuto in the 140 km/h (87 mph) range as his main pitch, coupled with a slider and a changeup. His shuuto and slider are both known to exhibit horizontal movements as they approach the plate and are virtually indistinguishable. [2]
Hiroki Kuroda (黒田 博樹, Kuroda Hiroki, born February 10, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher.He pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 1997 to 2007 before playing in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2008 to 2011 and New York Yankees from 2012 to 2014.
When throwing a gyroball, a pitcher holds the side of the ball with a fastball grip placed on the baseball's center (or equator). The pitcher's hips and throwing shoulder must be in near-perfect sync, something the book refers to as "double-spin mechanics". According to Tezuka, the arm angle needs to be low, no higher than a sidearm delivery.
A total of 81 Japanese-born [1] [2] players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, eleven are on existing MLB rosters.The first instance of a Japanese player playing in MLB occurred in 1964, when the Nankai Hawks, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, sent three exchange prospects to the United States to gain experience in MLB's minor league system.
Hsu Ming-chieh (Chinese: 許銘傑; pinyin: Xǔ Míngjié; Wade–Giles: Hsu 3 Ming 2-chieh 2; born 1 December 1976) is a Taiwanese baseball pitcher currently serving as pitching coach for Chinese Professional Baseball League's Lamigo Monkeys. He previously played for Nippon Professional Baseball's Saitama Seibu Lions and Orix Buffaloes.
With a lean build listed at 176 centimeters, Shimamoto is a southpaw pitcher whose fastballs are clocked at a maximum of 144 km/h. [10] While he can also deliver sliders and forkballs, he learned the shuuto from pitching coach Yutaka Ohno during the 2014 spring camp. [11] He was also deemed to possess excellent ball control. [12]
Mima's repertoire includes a slider, forkball, curveball, shuuto (two-seamer), and a fastball (tops out at 95 mph). He debuted on April 13, 2011, tossing a scoreless 8th to preserve a 5–1 lead over the Chiba Lotte Marines. In the 2013 season, Mima had a 6–5 win–loss record and a 4.12 earned run average. [1]