Rick Guttormson

Summary

Rick Lee Guttormson (リック・ガトームソン, 릭 구톰슨) (born January 11, 1977) is a former professional baseball starting pitcher.

Rick Guttormson
Starting pitcher
Born: (1977-01-11) January 11, 1977 (age 47)
Torrance, California
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
KBO debut
April 9, 2009, for the Kia Tigers
KBO statistics
(through 2009)
Win–loss record13–4
Earned run average3.24
Strikeouts95
Teams
Career highlights and awards

He became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the history of interleague play in Japanese baseball, doing so against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on May 25, 2006. As of the 2022, he became the last foreign pitcher to throw a no hitter in Nippon Professional Baseball until 2022, when Cody Ponce of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters did so against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on the 27th of August.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Baseball: Fighters' Ponce throws season's 5th no-hitter | Kyodo News". Kyodo News. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2022-09-17.

External links edit

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization