Naoyuki Shimizu

Naoyuki Shimizu
Yokohama BayStars — No. 17
Pitcher
Born: November 24, 1975 (1975-11-24) (age 35) Kyoto, Japan
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Professional debut
April 1, 2000 for the Chiba Lotte Marines
Teams
Chiba Lotte Marines (2000 - 2009) Yokohama BayStars (2010 - )

Olympic medal record
Men's Baseball
Bronze	Athens 2004	Team Competition
World Baseball Classic
Gold	2006 San Diego	Team Competition

Naoyuki Shimizu (清水 直行, Shimizu Naoyuki^?, born November 24, 1975) is a professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars.

He joined the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.^[1] He also played with the Japanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.^[2] Tragedy struck in January 2008 when Shimizu's wife died.^{[citation needed]}

After ten seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2000 to 2009, Shimizu became a free agent and signed with the Yokohama BayStars. His career numbers with the Marines were 93 wins against 85 losses, with a career 4.02 ERA, tossing 38 complete games and nine shutouts.

References

1. ^ "Naoyuki Shimizu Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/naoyuki-shimizu-1.html. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 
2. ^ "World Baseball Classic: Japan". MLB Advanced Media, L.P.. http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2006/teams/index.jsp?sid=t843. Retrieved 2009-04-13. 

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com

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Name	Shimizu, Naoyuki
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Date of birth	November 24, 1975
Place of birth	Kyoto, Japan
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