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 July 12, 2022)
Win–loss record182-179
Earned run average3.84
Strikeouts1,738
Teams
Career highlights and awards

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.

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.[1]

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