Hisashi Iwakuma
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Hisashi Iwakuma is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher best known for his successful career in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball, including an All-Star stint with the Seattle Mariners.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese professional baseball player
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baseball player ⓘ human ⓘ pitcher ⓘ |
| award | Eiji Sawamura Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | right ⓘ |
| birthName | Hisashi Iwakuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1981-04-12 ⓘ |
| debutLeague |
Major League Baseball
NERFINISHED
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Nippon Professional Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EijiSawamuraAwardYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Iwakuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Hisashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 190 cm ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber |
18
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19 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
excellent control
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split-finger fastball ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| laterOccupation | baseball coach ⓘ |
| league |
Major League Baseball
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Nippon Professional Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MLBAllStar | 2013 ⓘ |
| name | Hisashi Iwakuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalTeam | Japan national baseball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| noHitterDate | 2015-08-12 ⓘ |
| noHitterOpponent | Baltimore Orioles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | pitched a no-hitter for the Seattle Mariners ⓘ |
| NPBMostValuablePlayer | 2008 ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Higashiyamato, Tokyo, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedInTournament | 2009 World Baseball Classic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | starting pitcher ⓘ |
| retiredFromMLB | 2017 ⓘ |
| retiredFromNPB | 2020 ⓘ |
| roleInTournament | starting pitcher ⓘ |
| signedWith | Seattle Mariners NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedWithYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team |
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
NERFINISHED
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Seattle Mariners NERFINISHED ⓘ Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | right ⓘ |
| weight | 95 kg ⓘ |
| WorldBaseballClassicChampion | 2009 ⓘ |
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