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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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| August 20, 2011, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ||||||||||||||
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Naoyuki Shimizu (清水 直行, Shimizu Naoyuki, born November 24, 1975), nicknamed "Nao",[1] is a former professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Career
He attended Hōtoku Gakuen High School.[2] He joined the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.[3] He also played with the Japanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.[4] 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
- ^ "ニックネーム". 千葉ロッテマリーンズ オフィシャルサイト 「マリンフェスタ」特設サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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- ^ "Naoyuki Shimizu Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ^ "World Baseball Classic: Japan". MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Archived from the original on 2006-04-14. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com