Shuji Yoshida
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Yoshida with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher / Coach | |||||||||||||||
| Born: November 29, 1966 Kōnan, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| July 21, 1989, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||
| Last NPB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| July 25, 2007, for the Orix Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 37–32 | ||||||||||||||
| Saves | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 3.57 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 511 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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As player
As coach
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Shuji Yoshida (吉田 修司, Yoshida Shūji; born November 29, 1966) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher and coach. He was a member of the Japan national baseball team that won the silver medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.
Career
Yoshida attended Taki High School in Aichi Prefecture, where he helped his team reach the quarterfinals of the 1984 Aichi Tournament before losing to Kasugaioka High School. After graduation, he joined the Takushoku Bank baseball team in Hokkaido, participating in the Intercity Baseball Tournament for two consecutive years beginning in 1987. In 1988, he was selected to represent Japan at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Yoshida contributed to Japan's silver medal finish.[1] Yoshida was selected by the Yomiuri Giants as their first-round pick in the 1988 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
References
- ^ a b "巨人6年間でわずか6勝の"ドラ1"吉田修司。ダイエーで屈指のリリーバーへ大変身した理由【逆転野球人生】 | 野球コラム". 週刊ベースボールONLINE (in Japanese). Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)