Hitoki Iwase
| Hitoki Iwase | |
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 Iwase with the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Chunichi Dragons – No. 13 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 10, 1974 Nishio, Aichi, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 2, 1999, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Career statistics (through 2017) | |
| Win-Loss | 57–51 |
| ERA | 2.23 |
| Innings pitched | 950 |
| Saves | 404 |
| Strikeouts | 813 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Last updated on: November 10, 2016 | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Baseball | ||
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Athens 2004 | Team Competition |
Hitoki Iwase (岩瀬 仁紀, born November 10, 1974) is a Japanese professional baseball player from Nishio, Aichi, Japan. He is a closing pitcher.
In 2005, he marked 46 saves with a 1.88 ERA, renewing the single-season save record previously set by Kazuhiro Sasaki. He holds the NPB records for most career saves.
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.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB
- Japanese league stats and info of Hitoki Iwase
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- Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture
- Japanese baseball players
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- Chunichi Dragons players
- Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic baseball players of Japan
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Olympic medalists in baseball
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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