Masahiro Yamamoto (baseball)

Masa Yamamoto
Pitcher
Born: (1965-08-11) August 11, 1965 (age 59)
Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
NPB debut
October 16, 1986, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
October 7, 2015, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
(through 2015)
Win–loss219–165
Earned run average3.45
Shutouts30
Innings pitched3,348.2
Strikeouts2,310
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • Central League ERA Champion (1993)
  • Eiji Sawamura Award (1994)
  • No-hitter (2006)
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction2022
Vote85.0%(307/361)

Masahiro 'Masa' Yamamoto (山本昌 (Yamamoto Masa), real name: 山本昌広 (Yamamoto Masahiro), born August 11, 1965, in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a left-handed, retired Japanese professional baseball pitcher. A screwballer, Yamamoto pitched for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball for 29 years from 1986 to 2015. He is the oldest Japanese pitcher to win a baseball game.[1] With 200+ career victories, he is a member of Meikyukai.

  1. ^ Snyder, Matt. "Masahiro Yamamoto will turn 50 next year while pitching in Japan," CBSSports.com (November 6, 2014).