| Hirotoshi Ishii | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher /Pitching coach | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born: (1977-09-14)September 14, 1977 (age 48) Ichihara, Chiba | ||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | ||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | ||||||||||||||||||
| July 6, 1996, for the Yakult Swallows | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last NPB appearance | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 25, 2011, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | ||||||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 27–15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 2.66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 485 | |||||||||||||||||
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| As player As coach
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Hirotoshi Ishii (石井 弘寿, born September 14, 1977) is a Japanesebaseball coach and former relief pitcher for theTokyo Yakult Swallows.
He has repeatedly expressed a desire to play in the majors, and several teams have shown an interest in the left-hander. The Swallows were reluctant to release Ishii in the 2005 off-season, but promised they would allow him to come to the majors if he was able to play another full season in Japan (a similar promise was made toAkinori Iwamura, who signed with theTampa Bay Devil Rays). Ishii was expected to sign with a major league team during the 2006 off-season, but injured his left shoulder, and decided to remain with the Swallows.
He joined theJapanese national baseball team for the2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.
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