Takuro Ishii

Takuro Ishii
Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 75
Third baseman, Shortstop, Coach
Born: (1970-08-25) August 25, 1970 (age 54) Sano, Tochigi, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Right
debut
April 13, 1989, for the Yokohama Taiyo Whales
Last appearance
2012, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Career statistics
Batting average	.282
Home runs	102
Hits	2,432
Stolen bases	358
Teams
As player Yokohama Taiyō Whales/Yokohama BayStars (1989–2008) Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2009–2012) As coach Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2013–2017) Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2018–2019) Yomiuri Giants (2020–2021) Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2022-present)
Career highlights and awards
6-time All-Star 5-time Best Nine Award 4-time Gold Glove winner member of Meikyukai

Takuro Ishii (石井 琢朗, Ishii Takurō, born August 25, 1970 in Sano, Tochigi, Japan) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player. He currently is a coach for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Ishii was regarded as one of the best Japanese shortstops of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Though late in his career his stats declined due to age, he still contributed with his precise fielding and solid batting abilities, as well as his veteran leadership.

Ishii entered the professional leagues with the Yokohama Taiyo Whales, and played with the franchise for most of his career. (The team changed its name to the Yokohama BayStars in 1993.)