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Irabu was found dead in his home in Los Angeles on 27 July 2011. He was reported to have hanged himself. [2] [4] He left behind his wife and two children. [30] Irabu's autopsy showed he was inebriated at the time of his death with both alcohol and Ativan in his system. He was reportedly despondent because his wife had taken their two daughters ...
24-year-old South Korean singer, found dead on November 8, 2023. Undisclosed method. [227] Hideki Irabu: 2011: Japanese professional baseball player, hanging [228] Bruce Ivins: 2008: American biologist and alleged suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks, overdose [229]
Irabu may refer to: Hideki Irabu, a Japanese baseball player; Irabu Island, an island in Okinawa; Okinoerabujima, an island in Kagoshima Prefecture, natively called Irabu
While there was plenty of mystery and intrigue surrounding Hideo Nomo and Hideki Irabu when they came to the U.S. in the mid-1990s — Nomo to the Dodgers, Irabu to the New York Yankees ...
Hideki Irabu (2011), Japanese professional baseball player, hanged [606] Iras (30 BC), servant and advisor of Cleopatra. [262] Isokelekel (17th century), semi-mythical conqueror of Pohnpei Island in the Carolines and father of the cultural system of modern Pohnpei, bled to death after severing penis [607] [608] [609]
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.
Born: Hideki Irabu, Japanese-born baseball pitcher who played for Japan's Pacific League Chiba Lotte Marines (1988–1996) and in American Major League Baseball (1997–2002) for the Yankees, Expos and Rangers; in Hirara, Okinawa (committed suicide, 2011)
Don Katsuaki Nomura (団 野村, Dan Nomura, born Donald Engel, May 17, 1957) is a sports agent who primarily represents Japanese baseball players. He is best known for convincing Nippon Professional Baseball players Hideo Nomo and Alfonso Soriano to retire from the league to sign with Major League Baseball in the 1990s, as well as negotiating for Hideki Irabu to be sent to the New York ...