Naoyuki Shimizu

Naoyuki Shimizu
Chiba Lotte Marines – No. 81
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1975-11-24) November 24, 1975
Kyoto, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
April 1, 2000, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
Teams

As player

As coach

  • Chiba Lotte Marines (2018-)
Olympic medal record
Men's Baseball
Athens 2004 Team Competition
World Baseball Classic
2006 San Diego Team Competition

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. He has 3 kids.

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.

References

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  2. ↑ "Naoyuki Shimizu Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
  3. ↑ "World Baseball Classic: Japan". MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Archived from the original on 2006-04-14. Retrieved 2009-04-13.


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