Koichi Misawa
| Koichi Misawa | |||||||||||||||
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 Misawa with theLong Beach Armadain 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri Giants – No. 100 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born:June 8, 1974 Saitama Prefecture,Japan | |||||||||||||||
Bats:Right Throws:Right | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 29, 1997, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||
| Career statistics (through 2007 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 28-18 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned Run Average | 3.98 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 306 | ||||||||||||||
| Saves | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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Koichi Misawa(Tam trạch hưng nhất,Misawa Koichi,born June 8, 1974)is a Japanesebaseballpitcherwho won a silver medal in the1996 Summer Olympics.He also played for theYomiuri Giants,Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes,and theTokyo Yakult SwallowsinNippon Professional Baseballfrom 1997 to 2005.
In 2008, he came to the United States to play in theindependentNorthern Leaguewith theGary SouthShore RailCats.He posted a 1.69earned run averagein 42.2innings pitched.[1]Gary managerGreg Tagertlater told theChicago Tribunethat Misawa "was the absolute best I’ve ever seen coming out the bullpen at our level."[2]During the winter, Misawa played for theCaribes de Anzoáteguiin theVenezuelan Professional Baseball Leagueand pitched two thirds of an inning for theLeones del Escogidoof theDominican Professional Baseball League.In 2009, he played his final professional season with theLong Beach Armadaof theGolden Baseball League.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Koishi Misawa Japanese, Winter & Independent Leagues Statistics & History".Baseball-Reference.com.Sports Reference.Retrieved9 January2021.
- ^Osipoff, Michael (June 4, 2018)."Coming to America: Former Japanese major-leaguer Yasutomo Kubo ready to join RailCats".Chicago Tribune.Retrieved9 January2021.
External links
[edit]- Koichi MisawaatOlympics at Sports-Reference.com(archived)
- Career statistics and player information fromBaseball Reference (Minors)
- Koichi MisawaatOlympics.com
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Baseball people from Saitama Prefecture
- Waseda University alumni
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Olympic baseball players for Japan
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Baseball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in baseball
- Yomiuri Giants players
- Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes players
- Yakult Swallows players
- Tokyo Yakult Swallows players
- Chunichi Dragons players
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Japanese baseball coaches
- Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
- Long Beach Armada players
- Gary SouthShore RailCats players
- Leones del Escogido players
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Caribes de Anzoátegui players
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in Venezuela
- Japanese Olympic medalist stubs
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