is a former Japanese

Nippon Professional Baseball is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning simply ''Professional Baseball''; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league ...

pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, ...

. He played for the

Yakult Swallows The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams in Tokyo, the other being the Yomiuri G ...

from 1985 to 1989, and the Lotte Orions/Chiba Lotte Marines in 1991 and 1992.

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1964 births Living people Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Yakult Swallows players Lotte Orions players Chiba Lotte Marines players Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches {{japan-baseball-pitcher-stub