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Tetsuya Yamaguchi
*anese baseball player
Tetsuya Yamaguchi (山口 鉄也, Yamaguchi Tetsuya, born November 11, 1983 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, *an) is a former *anese Nippon Professional Baseball player with the Yomiuri Giants in *an's Central League.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 International career
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Career
He was playing in the Missoula Osprey (Advanced Rookie level under Arizona Diamondbacks) before he was drafted by the Giants in 2005.
He was awarded as Central League's Rookie of the Year in 2008, beating his teammate and another award favorite Hayato Sakamoto, by finishing with an 11-2 with 67 appearances, the most wins of all-time in Giants' relief pitchers.
On October 5, 2018, he announced retirement after the season.
International career
He was selected *an national baseball team at the 2009 World Baseball Cl*ic and 2013 World Baseball Cl*ic.
References
External links
- Baseball portal
- *an portal
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)