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 Yamaguchi with the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: (1983-11-11) November 11, 1983 (age 41) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||
| Batted: LeftThrew: Left | |||||||||||||||
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| April 29, 2007, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||
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| 2018, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||
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| Win–loss record | 52-27 | ||||||||||||||
| ERA | 2.34 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 509 | ||||||||||||||
| Holds | 273 | ||||||||||||||
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Japan
Tetsuya Yamaguchi (山口 鉄也, Yamaguchi Tetsuya, born November 11, 1983 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a former Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.
Career
He was playing in the Missoula Osprey (Advanced Rookie level under Arizona Diamondbacks) before he was drafted by the Giants in 2005.
He was awarded as Central League's Rookie of the Year in 2008, beating his teammate and another award favorite Hayato Sakamoto, by finishing with an 11-2 with 67 appearances, the most wins of all-time in Giants' relief pitchers.
On October 5, 2018, he announced retirement after the season.
International career
He was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2009 World Baseball Classic and 2013 World Baseball Classic.
References
- "［若きＧ戦士が語るレジェンドの真相］（１）山口鉄也 鉄腕支えた鈍感力：巨人：スポーツ報知". Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
- "山口鉄也投手が現役引退を表明 「やり切ったという気持ちです」". 読売巨人軍 公式サイト (in Japanese). October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States
- Missoula Osprey players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Baseball people from Yokohama
- Yomiuri Giants players
- 2009 World Baseball Classic players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- Japanese baseball coaches
- Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
- World Baseball Classic players of Japan
- Japanese baseball pitcher stubs