Tsuyoshi Wada
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Tsuyoshi Wada (和田 毅, Wada Tsuyoshi, born February 21, 1981) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of the Nippon Professional Baseball League (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs.
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Born: (1981-02-21) February 21, 1981 (age 43) Kōnan, Aichi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |||||||||||||||||||||
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NPB: April 1, 2003, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||
MLB: July 8, 2014, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 158-87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
ERA | 3.18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 1,883 (Team record) | ||||||||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Win–loss record | 5–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earned run average | 3.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strikeouts | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wada pitched in the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2006 World Baseball Classic for the Japanese national team. He set a Tokyo Big6 Baseball League record with 476 strikeouts during his college career at Waseda University and was the Pacific League Most Valuable Rookie in 2003.