Yoshihisa Hirano
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Yoshihisa Hirano is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher known for his successful career in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, particularly as a late-inning reliever.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball player
ⓘ
human ⓘ pitcher ⓘ professional athlete ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| competitionClass |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
surface form:
MLB
Nippon Professional Baseball ⓘ
surface form:
NPB
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| familyName | Hirano ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | professional sports ⓘ |
| givenName | Yoshihisa ⓘ |
| hasPlayedFor |
Arizona Diamondbacks
ⓘ
Orix Buffaloes ⓘ Seattle Mariners ⓘ |
| hasPlayedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasRole |
closer
ⓘ
setup man ⓘ |
| isFrom | Japan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
late-inning relief appearances
ⓘ
transitioning from NPB to MLB as a reliever ⓘ |
| league |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
Nippon Professional Baseball ⓘ |
| name | Yoshihisa Hirano self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| nativeName | 平野 佳寿 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
successful career as a relief pitcher in NPB
ⓘ
successful stint as a reliever in MLB ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| role |
late-inning reliever
ⓘ
relief pitcher ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | relief pitching ⓘ |
| teamSport | baseball ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.