Naoyuki Shimizu
Naoyuki Shimizu |
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Pitcher |
Born: (1975-11-24) November 24, 1975 Kyoto, Japan |
Bats: Right |
Throws: Right |
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Professional debut |
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April 1, 2000 for the Chiba Lotte Marines |
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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.
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.
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