is a
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
pitcher for the
Yomiuri Giants
The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They ...
in Japan's
Central League
The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently consist ...
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Living people
1984 births
Baseball people from Osaka
Honolulu Sharks players
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes players
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players
Yomiuri Giants players
Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States
Gigantes de Carolina players
Japanese expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico
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