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Yoshihisa Naruse

Baseball player · Japan · On the map · Athletes · Born 1985 · age 41

Yoshihisa Naruse is a Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Nippon Professional Baseball league team Orix Buffaloes. He made his debut in the 2006 season. In 2007, Naruse had his best season as a professional in his short career.

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Tochigi Golden Braves2020-present
Orix Buffaloes2019
Tokyo Yakult Swallows2015-2018
Chiba Lotte Marines2004-2014

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All season long he was competing with Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters superstar Yu Darvish for the Eiji Sawamura Award, the award for best pitcher in all of Japan. In 24 starts, Naruse was 16-1 with a 1.82 ERA, with 138 strikeouts and only 27 walks in 173 and 1/3 innings. Darvish, by comparison, was 15-5 in 26 starts, also compiling a 1.82 ERA, but not only did he throw more complete games than Naruse, but Darvish also threw more innings, but he struck out more batters, with 210 punch-outs. The two ended up facing each other in the 2007 Pacific League Championship Series' deciding Game 5. Darvish triumphed over Naruse at Sapporo Dome, and the Fighters won Game 5 and the series 3-2, setting up a rematch of the 2006 Japan Series with the Chunichi Dragons. Naruse ultimately lost out to Darvish for the Sawamura Award in 2007.

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Born 1985 · age 41

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