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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.
Hiroki Kuroda was the Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2009. Brad Penny was the Dodgers' Opening Day starting pitcher in 2008. Orel Hershiser made four Opening Day starts for the Dodgers in the 1980s and 1990s. Chan Ho Park was the Dodgers' Opening Day starter in 2001. Hideo Nomo made two Opening Day starts for the Dodgers in 2003 and 2004.
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.
PHOTO: New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra (8) jumps into the arms of pitcher Don Larsen after Larsen pitched the first perfect game in World Series history, defeating the Dodgers 2-0 at New York ...
With the injury, Hiroki Kuroda was the last standing starter and became the Yankees ace. As a result of the injuries to all the starting pitchers, GM Brian Cashman pursued trades with other organizations in hopes to acquire replacement starters.
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.
On January 26, the New York Yankees signed (RHP) Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year contract worth $10M. On February 19, the New York Yankees traded (RHP) A. J. Burnett to the Pirates for $13M cash, minor league pitcher Diego Moreno and minor league outfielder Excardo Ciones.
On November 15, the Dodgers re-signed starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $12 million, contract. [16] On November 19, the Dodgers signed minor league catcher Héctor Giménez and added him to their 40-man roster. [17] On November 26, the Dodgers completed their rebuilding of the starting rotation by signing veteran pitcher Jon Garland ...