Yoshihisa Hirano (baseball)

Yoshihisa Hirano
Hirano with the Orix Buffaloes in 2021
Orix Buffaloes – No. 16
Pitcher
Born: (1984-03-08) March 8, 1984 (age 40) Kyoto, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: March 26, 2006, for the Orix Buffaloes
MLB: March 29, 2018, for the Arizona Diamondbacks
NPB statistics (through 2023 season)
Win–loss record	55-76
Earned run average	2.94
Strikeouts	987
Saves	242
MLB statistics (through 2020 season)
Win–loss record	9–9
Earned run average	3.69
Strikeouts	131
Teams
Orix Buffaloes (2006–2007, 2009–2017) Arizona Diamondbacks (2018–2019) Seattle Mariners (2020) Orix Buffaloes (2021-present)
Career highlights and awards
NPB 5× All-Star (2006, 2010–2013) Pacific League Saves Leader (2014) Middle Reliever of the Year (2011) Japan Series Champion (2022) 250 saves (2023) Meikyukai Member (on 2023)

Yoshihisa Hirano (平野 佳寿, Hirano Yoshihisa) (born March 8, 1984) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Buffaloes from 2006 to 2007, 2009 to 2017, and the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2018 and 2019, and the Seattle Mariners in 2020 in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Hirano is a right-handed pitcher with a three-quarters delivery. As a reliever, he throws a fastball topping out at mid-90s and a forkball as his primary pitches.^[1]