Masanori Ishikawa

Masanori Ishikawa (石川 雅規, Ishikawa Masanori, born January 22, 1980 in Akita City, Akita, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is currently a pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. Up to 2023 season, he is the oldest professional baseball player.

Masanori Ishikawa
Ishikawa with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 19
Pitcher
Born: (1980-01-22) January 22, 1980 Akita City, Akita, Japan
Bats: Left-handed Throws: Left-handed
NPB debut
April 4, 2002, for the Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics (through 2023 season)
Win–loss record	185-185
Earned run average	3.88
Strikeouts	1,768
Teams
Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2002–present)
Career highlights and awards
2002 Central League Rookie of the Year 2× NPB All-Star (2006, 2008) 1× NPB ERA Champion (2008) 1× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2008) 1× Japan Series champion (2021)

Career

Ishikawa began his career with the Yakult Swallows in 2002, making his Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) debut on April 4, 2002.

On April 7, 2022, Ishikawa became the 3rd pitcher in NPB history to record a hit in 21 consecutive seasons. The other pitchers to achieve the feat were Masaaki Koyama from 1953 to 1973 and Daisuke Miura (the manager of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars at the time) from 1993 to 2016.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)