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Hitoki Iwase
Iwase with the Chunichi Dragons
Pitcher
Born: (1974-11-10) November 10, 1974 (age 50) Nishio, Aichi, Japan
Bats: LeftThrows: Left
NPB debut
April 2, 1999, for the Chunichi Dragons
Career statistics (through 2018)
Win-Loss	59–51
Earned run average	2.31
Games played	1,002
Saves	407
Holds	82
Strikeouts	841
Teams
Chunichi Dragons (1999–2018)
Career highlights and awards
NPB All-Time Saves Leader (407 saves) 1× Japan Series champion (2007) 10× NPB All-Star (2000-2001, 2003, 2005-2007, 2010-2013) 5× NPB Saves Leader (2005-2006, 2009, 2010, 2012) 3× Central League Middle Reliever of the Year (1999-2000, 2003) NPB record for saves in a single season with 46 (2005) Combined perfect game with Daisuke Yamai (2007) Comeback Player of the Year (2017)
Last updated on: February 20, 2020

Olympic medal record
Men's Baseball
	Athens 2004	Team Competition

Hitoki Iwase (岩瀬 仁紀, born November 10, 1974) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player from Nishio, Aichi, Japan. He holds the NPB record for career saves and mound appearances.

In 2005, he marked 46 saves with a 1.88 ERA, renewing the single-season save record previously set by Kazuhiro Sasaki. This was subsequently broken by Dennis Sarfate of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2017.

He was chosen to play on the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal. In the 2007 Japan Series, he saved a perfect game with eight innings thrown by Daisuke Yamai.

In 2008, he was selected to play on the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In group stage against South Korean Olympic baseball team, his pitch was hit by Kim Hyunsoo, which resulted in a loss. In the semifinal round against the South Korean team, his pitch was hit by Lee Seung-Yeop, leading to a two-run homerun. This again led to another loss. His overall performance in the 2008 Summer Olympics included three defeats and an ERA of 13.75.

References

1. "Dragons closer Hitoki Iwase formally announces plan to retire after season". October 2, 2018.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Career statistics - NPB.jp
• Japanese league stats and info of Hitoki Iwase

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