About Kazuhisa Ishii
Kazuhisa Ishii is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher and manager and general manager. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yakult Swallows and Saitama Seibu Lions and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets. Ishii led the major leagues with 106 walks but finished with a 14–10 record and placed fourth in National League Rookie of the Year voting. Ishii was selected in the first round of the 1991 Japanese amateur draft by the Yakult Swallows. During 2003 and 2004, Ishii developed a reputation as a much better pitcher in the first half of seasons. During his ten years playing in Japan, he amassed a record of 78–46 with a 3.38 ERA and 1,277 strikeouts in 1,184 innings pitched.
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