Rick Guttormson

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Rick Lee Guttormson (リック・ガトームソン b. January 11, 1977, Torrance, California United States of America) is a starting pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks professional baseball club in Japanese Pacific League.

He became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the history of interleague play in Japanese baseball as the Tokyo Yakult Swallows shut out the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on May 25, 2006.

Guttormson was the first player to fail a drug test in Japanese baseball, when he was suspended for 20 days on August 1st, 2007. His team was also fined $63,000. A postgame test on July 13th, 2007 revealed he was positive for Finasteride, a hair growing agent that is illegal because it can be used as a masking agent.^[1]

[edit] Teams

• Idaho Falls Chukars 1997
• Clinton LumberKings 1998
• Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 1999
• Mobile BayBears 2000-2001 (middle)
• Portland Beavers 2001 (rest)
• Berkshire Black Bears 2003
• San Antonio Missions 2004
• Tacoma Rainiers 2005 (middle)
• Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2005 (rest)-2006
• Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2007-

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[edit] External links

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube
• Baseball Reference