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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.
(David Dermer/USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con) ... Steve Sax and Hiroki Kuroda -- with a double-digit WAR for both clubs in their careers, per Baseball Reference.) 3. Big-time stars across the eras
Frank H. McCourt Jr. (born August 14, 1953) is an American business executive and philanthropist. [1] [2] As of 2023, he is the executive chairman and former CEO of McCourt Global, [3] owner of the football club Marseille and founder and executive chairman of international non-profit Project Liberty. [3]
A total of 71 Japanese-born [1] [2] players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, twelve 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.
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] The most renowned shuuto pitcher in history was Masaji Hiramatsu, whose famous pitch was dubbed the razor shuuto because it seemed to "cut the air" when thrown.
After the season Hiroki Kuroda, who had returned to the Carp in 2015 following a stint in Major League Baseball, retired. The Carp again finished with the Central League's best record in 2017, but were upset by the BayStars in a rematch of the previous year's Climax Series Final.
The 2016 Japan Series was the 67th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. The Hiroshima Toyo Carp, champions of the Central League, played the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, champions of the Pacific League, [1] [2] in a best-of-seven series beginning on October 22.
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