Summary
Takayuki Kishi (Japanese: 岸 孝之, born December 4, 1984, in Taihaku-ku, Sendai) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
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 Kishi with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |||||||||||||||
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: December 4, 1984 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| March 30, 2007, for the Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2023) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 158-109 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.07 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 2,072 | ||||||||||||||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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He was the 2008 Japan Series MVP.
Career edit
Saitama Seibu Lions edit
In his first three seasons as a professional, Kishi has recorded at least 10 wins every season, thrown at least 2 complete games every season, and has multiple shutouts in two of his first three seasons. With an overhand delivery Kishi throws a four-seam fastball in high 80s (tops out at 93 mph), changeup, slider and a solid-average curveball around 70 mph.
2008 Japan Series edit
Kishi showed that even though he was young, he could handle the atmosphere of the Japan Series, and also demonstrated his rubber arm. His first appearance in the Series was when he started Game 4 at the Seibu Dome. The second-year pro dominated the heavily favored Yomiuri Giants for a complete-game shutout, striking out at least one batter every inning and throwing a whopping 147 pitches in the process. Kishi also became the second pitcher ever to have at least one strikeout every inning in a complete game effort. In an ironic twist, the first was former Giants pitcher Takashi Nishimoto in the 1981 Japan Series against the Nippon-Ham Fighters. Kishi also became the 12th pitcher to throw a complete-game shutout in his first career Japan Series start, with the last one before him being Shunsuke Watanabe in the 2005 Japan Series against the Hanshin Tigers.[citation needed]
In Game 6 two days later, Kishi was called upon again, this time to save the Lions' season. He replaced Lions starter Kazuyuki Hoashi and, on just two days' rest, threw 91 pitches in 5+2⁄3 scoreless innings as Seibu rallied to force Game 7. Kishi got the win in relief and also set a new Series record for consecutive scoreless innings at 14+2⁄3.[citation needed]
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles edit
He was selected 2018 NPB All-Star game.[1]
International career edit
Kishi represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series and 2019 WBSC Premier12.
On October 10, 2018, he was selected at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[2]
On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[3]
References edit
- ^ "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 選手間投票結果". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). July 3, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ "「2018日米野球」に出場する侍ジャパントップチーム選手全28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ^ "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)