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M's market watch: Kazuhisa Ishii - pitcher, Yakult Swallows






Kazuhisa Ishii


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Ishii, a 10-year veteran, is considered one of the best starting pitchers in Japan.

The 28-year-old left-hander has averaged better than a strikeout per inning during his Japanese League career. Ishii (6-foot, 187 pounds) throws a fastball in the mid-90s, a hard slider, curve and a split-finger fastball. He led the Central League in strikeouts twice and in ERA once. Ishii has a lifetime record of 79-46 (.632).

Ishii would become the 14th Japanese player to join the major leagues. His agent has said Ishii would prefer to play for a West Coast team. His wife, Ayako Kisa, a news anchor for Japan's Fuji TV, formerly lived in Los Angeles.

Copyright © 2002 The Seattle Times Company


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