Naoyuki Shimizu
| Naoyuki Shimizu | |
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| Chiba Lotte Marines – No. 81 | |
| Pitcher / Coach | |
| Born: November 24, 1975 Kyoto, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| April 1, 2000, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| Teams | |
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As coach
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Baseball | ||
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Athens 2004 | Team Competition |
| World Baseball Classic | ||
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2006 San Diego | Team Competition |
Naoyuki Shimizu (清水 直行, Shimizu Naoyuki, born November 24, 1975) is a professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
He attended Hōtoku Gakuen High School.[1] He joined the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.[2] He also played with the Japanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.[3] Tragedy struck in January 2008 when Shimizu's wife died.[citation needed] 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
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Naoyuki Shimizu Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. 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.
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External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
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