| Naoyuki Shimizu | |||||||||||||||
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| Okinawa Blue Oceans | |||||||||||||||
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| Born: November 24, 1975 Kyoto, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 1, 2000, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |||||||||||||||
| Last NPB appearance | |||||||||||||||
| August 20, 2011, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2011 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 105-100 | ||||||||||||||
| Earned run average | 4.16 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 1,154 | ||||||||||||||
| Saves | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Holds | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Naoyuki Shimizu (清水 直行, Shimizu Naoyuki, born November 24, 1975), nicknamed "Nao",[1] is a former professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
He attended Hōtoku Gakuen High School.[citation needed] He joined the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.[2] He also played with the Japanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.[3] Tragedy struck in January 2008 when Shimizu's wife died.[citation needed] He has three kids.
After ten seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2000 to 2009, Shimizu became a free agent and signed with the Yokohama BayStars. His career numbers with the Marines were 93 wins against 85 losses, with a career 4.02 ERA, tossing 38 complete games and nine shutouts.
