Tsuyoshi Yoda
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| Tsuyoshi Yoda 与田 剛 |
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| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 92 | |||
| Pitcher / Coach | |||
| Born: December 4, 1965 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan |
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 7, 1990, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| October 2, 1999, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2000) |
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| Win–loss record | 8-19 | ||
| Saves | 59 | ||
| ERA | 4.58 | ||
| Strikeouts | 212 | ||
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As coach |
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
| Last update: 3 November 2015 | |||
Tsuyoshi Yoda (与田 剛, born December 4, 1965) is a Japanese professional baseball player and coach.
Yoda played for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball, debuting in 1990. After the 1990 season, Yoda played on a team of Japanese all-stars, opposing American all-stars.[1] In 1996, he signed with the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball, and played in minor league baseball for the Memphis Chicks of the Class AA Southern League. However, elbow injuries limited him.[2] He returned to Japan to play for the Nippon-Ham Fighters of NPB in 1999.
Yoda served as a coach for the Japanese national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.[3] He works as an analyst on baseball broadcasts for NHK.[2]
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- People from Kitakyushu
- Asia University (Japan) alumni
- Japanese baseball players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Chunichi Dragons players
- Memphis Chicks players
- Chiba Lotte Marines players
- Nippon Ham Fighters players
- Hanshin Tigers players
- Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Japanese baseball coaches
- Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
