Sho Iwasaki

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Sho Iwasaki
Iwasaki with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Chunichi Dragons – No. 203
Pitcher
Born: (1989-10-21) October 21, 1989 (age 34)
Funabashi, Chiba, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
July 23, 2008, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record30-33
ERA3.48
Holds96
Saves11
Strikeouts424
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Sho Iwasaki (岩嵜 翔, Iwasaki Shō, born October 21, 1989 in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He formerly played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Professional career[edit]

On October 3, 2007, Iwasaki was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2007 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

2008–2010 season[edit]

On July 23, 2008, Iwasaki pitched his debut game as a starting pitcher against the Orix Buffaloes. [1]

In 2008 - 2010 season, he pitched 8 games in the Pacific League.

2011–2015 season[edit]

On May 13, 2011, Iwasaki won the game for the first time in 4 years.[2] In 2011 season, he finished the regular season with a 13 Games pitched, a 6–2 Win–loss record, a 2.72 ERA, a 33 strikeouts in 79 1/3 innings. And he was selected as the Japan Series roster in the 2011 Japan Series.[3]

In 2012 season, Iwasaki finished the regular season with a 29 Games pitched, a 5–10 Win–loss record, a 3.14 ERA, a 3 Holds, a 77 strikeouts in 120 1/3 innings.

In 2013 season, Iwasaki pitched as a relief pitcher, and finished the regular season with a 47 Games pitched, a 1–4 Win–loss record, a 4.33 ERA, a 14 Holds, a two Saves, a 54 strikeouts in 68 2/3 innings.

In 2014 season, Iwasaki pitched as a starting pitcher, and finished the regular season with a 18 Games pitched, a 4–1 Win–loss record, a 4.06 ERA, a 3 Holds, a 37 strikeouts in 62 innings. And he pitched as a relief pitcher in the 2014 Japan Series.

In 2015 season, Iwasaki finished the regular season with a 8 Games pitched, a 1–0 Win–loss record, a 6.75 ERA, a 2 Holds, a 5 strikeouts in 10 1/3 innings. And he was selected as the Japan Series roster in the 2015 Japan Series.[4]

2016–2020 season[edit]

In 2016 season, Iwasaki finished the regular season with a 35 Games pitched, a 4–2 Win–loss record, a 1.95 ERA, a 2 Holds, one Saves, a 61 strikeouts in 87 2/3 innings.

In 2017 season, Iwasaki finished the regular season as a Setup man with a 6–3 Win–loss record, a 1.99 ERA, 66 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings, a 40 Holds, and a 2 saves, and he won the 2017 Pacific League Hold Champion with 72 Games pitched (Hawks's new record[5]), the most in the Pacific League.[6] And he pitched as a Setup man in the 2017 Japan Series.

On April 10, 2018, Iwasaki had right elbow surgery and spent the rest of the season on rehabilitation.[7]

On August 21, 2019, Iwasaki made a comeback and pitched for the first time in a year and three months.[8] And he was selected as the Japan Series roster in the 2019 Japan Series.[9]

In 2020 season, Iwasaki finished the regular season with a 17 Games pitched, a 0–2 Win–loss record, a 7.20 ERA, a 10 Holds, a 20 strikeouts in 15 innings. In the 2020 Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants, He pitched in two games, Game 2 and Game 4, and contributed to the team's fourth consecutive Japan Series champion with no hits and no runs.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Game report (Japanese) 2008/07/23（水）第14回戦 福岡ソフトバンク vs オリックス". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). July 23, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sports Nippon baseball news (Japanese) ソフト岩崎、4年目で涙のプロ1勝「幸せです」". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). May 14, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  3. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) コナミ日本シリーズ2011 出場資格者 福岡ソフトバンクホークス". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) SMBC日本シリーズ2015 出場資格者名簿（福岡ソフトバンクホークス）". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  5. ^ "最優秀中継ぎのホークス岩嵜、72登板で球団新46HP「まさかこんなに投げるとは」". full-count.jp (in Japanese). October 10, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  6. ^ "2017年度 表彰選手（パシフィック・リーグ）". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  7. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク岩崎12日右ひじ手術 全治まで3カ月". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 11, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Nishinippon Shimbun baseball news (Japanese) SB岩崎507日ぶり登板 ファン大歓声「素直にうれしかった」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). August 22, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  9. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) SMBC日本シリーズ2019 出場資格者名簿（福岡ソフトバンクホークス）". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  10. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) 2020年度 福岡ソフトバンクホークス 個人投手成績 (日本シリーズ)". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2021.

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