Hisashi Iwakuma is a Japanese pitcher who was born on April 12, 1981. He was a star in the Nippon Baseball League before signing with the Seattle Mariners in 2012. In 2016, he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, continuing his successful career in Major League Baseball.
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Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $6.5 million (2024)
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About
Japanese pitcher who was a star in the Nippon Baseball League before joining the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball in 2012. Prior to the 2016 MLB season, he signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Before Fame
He attended Horikoshi High School and was selected in the fifth round of the NPB Amateur Draft.
Trivia
2008 was a banner year for him, winning the Pacific League MVP award and the Eiji Sawamura Award as the best starting pitcher in NPB. In 2009, he won the World Baseball Classic with Japan.
Family Life
He has children named Towa and Uta.
Associated With
He and Mariners teammate Felix Hernandez were both All-Stars in 2013.