Naoyuki Shimizu
| Naoyuki Shimizu | |||
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Born: November 24, 1975 Kyoto, Japan | |||
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| April 1, 2000, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | Athens 2004 | Team Competition |
| World Baseball Classic | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 San Diego | Team Competition |
Naoyuki Shimizu (清水 直行 Shimizu Naoyuki, born November 24, 1975) is a professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
He attended Hōtoku Gakuen High School.[1] He joined the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.[2] He also played with the Japanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.[3] Tragedy struck in January 2008 when Shimizu's wife died. He has 3 kids.
After ten seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2000 to 2009, Shimizu became a free agent and signed with the Yokohama BayStars. His career numbers with the Marines were 93 wins against 85 losses, with a career 4.02 ERA, tossing 38 complete games and nine shutouts.
References
- ↑
- ↑ "Naoyuki Shimizu Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ↑ "World Baseball Classic: Japan". MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
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