Hiroshi Suzuki (baseball)
Hiroshi Suzuki (鈴木 博志, Suzuki Hiroshi, born March 22, 1997 in Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
| Hiroshi Suzuki 鈴木 博志 | |||
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| Chunichi Dragons – No. 46 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: March 22, 1997 Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 1, 2018, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2019) | |||
| Win-loss record | 4-8 | ||
| Innings pitched | 74 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.38 | ||
| Strikeouts | 58 | ||
| Saves | 18 | ||
| Holds | 13 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Early career
On 20 October 2017, Suzuki was selected as the 1st draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2017 NPB Draft and on 20 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥100,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥15,000,000 yearly salary with ¥50,000,000 in incentives.[1]
Personal
Suzuki's hobbies include golf, basketball and cycling.[2] Suzuki counts Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel as his idol.[2] He deliberately chose to wear the number 46 as an homage to Kimbrel.[3]
On 23 January 2019, it was announced that Suzuki had married.[4]
References
- "１位・鈴木"ヒロシジャンプ"で盛り上げる 最高条件で仮契約(Chunichi, 1st pick Suzuki signs pre-contract at highest value possible.)". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- "新春対談 遠州の星、飛躍誓う". 中日新聞 CHUNICHI Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- "【中日】ドラ１・鈴木博"リベラ流"で守護神狙う 変化球はカットボール１種". スポーツ報知 Sport Hochi (in Japanese). 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- "中日・鈴木博が結婚" [Chunichi's Hiroshi Suzuki marries]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-23.
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