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Tokuji Iida (飯田 徳治, Iida Tokuji, April 6, 1924 – June 19, 2000) was a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball first baseman. He both batted and threw right-handed. Iida spent most of his 16-year career with the Nankai Hawks, where he won 5 Best Nine Awards, 4 Pacific League pennants, and a Pacific League MVP Award in 1955.
Hideo Fujimoto (藤本 英雄, Fujimoto Hideo) (also known as Hideo Nakagami) (May 10, 1918 – April 26, 1997) was a Japanese baseball pitcher.He holds the Japanese records for lowest career ERA (1.90) and seasonal ERA (0.73), as well as best all-time winning percentage (.697).
Futoshi Nakanishi (中西 太, Nakanishi Futoshi, April 11, 1933 – May 11, 2023) was a Japanese professional baseball infielder, coach, and manager. He spent all of his playing career with the Nishitetsu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball, and served as player-manager of the team from 1962 to 1969.
Hideki Irabu (伊良部 秀輝, Irabu Hideki, 5 May 1969 – 27 July 2011) was a Japanese professional baseball player of American and Japanese mixed ancestry. He played professionally in both Japan and the United States.
Senichi Hoshino (星野 仙一, Hoshino Sen'ichi, January 22, 1947 – January 4, 2018) [1] was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager.. In 2003, he led the Hanshin Tigers to their first Central League pennant in 18 years before retiring for health reasons.
Ohtani is the youngest of three children. He has one older sister, Yuka, and one older brother, Ryuta , who is also an amateur baseball player in the Japanese Industrial League. [13] In Japan, Ohtani was known as a "yakyū shōnen" (野球少年; "baseball boy")—a kid who lives, eats and breathes baseball. [14]
The Japan national baseball team (野球日本代表, Yakyū Nippon Daihyō or Yakyū Nihon Daihyō), also known as Samurai Japan (侍ジャパン), is the national team representing Japan in international baseball competitions. It won the World Baseball Classic in 2006, 2009, and 2023 as well as WBSC Premier12 in 2019.
Starffin was the first pitcher to win 300 games in Japanese baseball. After a brief period working as an interpreter for the U.S. Occupation authorities , Starukhin returned to professional baseball in 1946, but chose not to return to the Giants, instead signing a contract with a new team, the Pacific Baseball Club, owned by Komajiro Tamura ...