Sho Iwasaki, the Glossary
is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.[1]
Table of Contents
29 relations: Baseball, Chiba Prefecture, Chunichi Dragons, Earned run average, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Funabashi, Hold (baseball), Japan, Japan Series, Japanese people, Nikkan Sports, Nippon Professional Baseball, Nishinippon Shimbun, Orix Buffaloes, Pacific League, Pitcher, Save (baseball), Setup man, Sports Nippon, Starting pitcher, Strikeout, Win–loss record (pitching), Yomiuri Giants, 2011 Japan Series, 2014 Japan Series, 2015 Japan Series, 2017 Japan Series, 2019 Japan Series, 2020 Japan Series.
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- People from Funabashi
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Chunichi Dragons
The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chūbu region of Japan.
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Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game).
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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
The are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.
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Funabashi
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Hold (baseball)
A hold (abbreviated HLD, H or HD) is awarded to a relief pitcher who meets the following three conditions.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Japan Series
The Japan Series (officially the Japan Championship Series), also the Nippon Series, is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan.
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Japanese people
are an East Asian ethnic group native to the Japanese archipelago.
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Nikkan Sports
is the first-launched Japanese daily sports newspaper founded in 1946.
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Nippon Professional Baseball
is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan.
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Nishinippon Shimbun
The is a Japanese language daily newspaper published by the.
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Orix Buffaloes
The are a Nippon Professional Baseball team formed as a result of the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment by the merger of the Orix BlueWave of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes of Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
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Pacific League
The, or, or the, due to sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.
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Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk.
Save (baseball)
In baseball, a save (abbreviated SV or S) is credited to a pitcher who finishes a game for the winning team under certain circumstances.
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Setup man
In baseball, a setup man (or set-up man, also sometimes referred to as a setup pitcher or setup reliever) is a relief pitcher who regularly pitches before the closer.
Sports Nippon
, also known as, is the first Japanese daily sports newspaper, having been founded in 1948.
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Starting pitcher
In baseball (hardball or softball), a starting pitcher or starter is the first pitcher in the game for each team.
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Strikeout
In baseball or softball, a strikeout (or strike-out) occurs when a batter accumulates three strikes during a time at bat.
Win–loss record (pitching)
In baseball and softball, a win–loss record (also referred to simply as a record) is a statistic that indicates the number of wins (denoted "W") and losses (denoted "L") credited to a pitcher.
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Yomiuri Giants
The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League.
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2011 Japan Series
The 2011 Japan Series (known as the Konami Nippon Series 2011 for sponsorship reasons) was the 62nd edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's championship series.
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2014 Japan Series
The 2014 Japan Series (known as the SMBC Nippon Series 2014 for sponsorship reasons) was the 65th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) championship series known colloquially as the Japan Series.
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2015 Japan Series
The 2015 Japan Series was the 66th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series.
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2017 Japan Series
The 2017 Japan Series (known as the SMBC Nippon Series 2017 for sponsorship reasons) was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason.
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2019 Japan Series
The 2019 Japan Series (known as the SMBC Nippon Series 2019 for sponsorship reasons) was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) 2019 season.
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2020 Japan Series
The 2020 Japan Series (known as the SMBC Nippon Series 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) 2020 season.
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See also
Japanese expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico
- Akira Niho
- Daisuke Matsuzaka
- Go Kamamoto
- Haruhiro Hamaguchi
- Hayato Takagi
- Hideki Asai
- Hiroki Yamada (baseball)
- Hiromi Oka
- Hiroyuki Kawahara
- Hisanori Yasuda
- Hōsei Takata
- Jumpei Ono
- Jumpei Takahashi
- Kazuki Sugiyama
- Kazuma Okamoto
- Kazumasa Yoshida
- Kentarō Taira
- Masaki Mimori
- Nao Higashihama
- Ryuji Ichioka
- Sachiya Yamasaki
- Seigi Tanaka
- Seiji Tahara
- Shinya Kayama
- Sho Iwasaki
- Shoki Kasahara
- Shota Oba
- Shuhei Fukuda
- Shunsuke Kasaya
- Sota Tanoue
- Teruaki Yoshikawa
- Ukyo Shuto
- Yuki Yanagita
- Yusuke Masago
- Yūri Furukawa
Japanese expatriate baseball players in the Dominican Republic
- Akifumi Takahashi
- Akihiro Maeda
- Atsushi Fujii
- Daisuke Yamai
- Hiroki Yamada (baseball)
- Hiroshi Kisanuki
- Itsuki Shoda
- Katsuki Matayoshi
- Kazuki Yoshimi
- Kenichi Nakata
- Kenji Otonari
- Koichi Misawa
- Mac Suzuki
- Masato Kobayashi (baseball)
- Ryota Igarashi
- Satoshi Fukuda
- Sho Iwasaki
- Takuya Asao
- Tatsurō Hamada
- Tetsuya Tani
- Yoshi Tsutsugo
- Yudai Kawai
- Yuichi Hisamoto
- Yushi Aida
People from Funabashi
- Akeno Watanabe
- Atsushi Itō (actor)
- Azusa Yamamoto
- Fujinoshin Tsukasa
- Fumie Kurotori
- Hironori Suguro
- Karen Nun-Ira
- Katsuhiko Nishijima
- Kazunori Yokota
- Kazuyuki Fujita
- Keito Tsuna
- Maho Hanaoka
- Mai Minokoshi
- Manabu Namiki
- Manabu Orido
- Mao Saigo
- Masanori Hayashi
- Michiko Nishiwaki
- Nanami Seki
- Rikuya Itō
- Rin Takanashi
- Risa Yoshiki
- Ryota Noma
- Shikishima Katsumori
- Sho Iwasaki
- Shun Takayama
- Shunzo Ono
- Takashi Ogasawara
- Takashi Sekizuka
- Wakakōyū Masaya
- Yoshihiko Noda
- Yoshihiro Natsuka
- Yuko Kavaguti
- Yuto Akihiro