About Masanori Ishikawa
Born 1980. Masanori Ishikawa is a Japanese baseball player.
is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). As of the 2025 season, he is the oldest active NPB player.
Career Ishikawa began his career with the Yakult Swallows in 2002, making his Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) debut on April 4, 2002.
On April 7, 2022, Ishikawa became the 3rd pitcher in NPB history to record a hit in 21 consecutive seasons. The other pitchers to achieve the feat were Masaaki Koyama from 1953 to 1973 and Daisuke Miura (the manager of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars at the time) from 1993 to 2016.
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Who is Masanori Ishikawa?
baseball player
When was Masanori Ishikawa born?
Masanori Ishikawa was born on 22 January 1980 in Akita.
What is Masanori Ishikawa's occupation?
Masanori Ishikawa is a baseball player.
What nationality is Masanori Ishikawa?
Masanori Ishikawa is Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Masanori Ishikawa. https://biography.guide/masanori-ishikawa/
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