Hisashi Iwakuma
- January 5, 2024
- Baseball Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Hisashi Iwakuma |
| Occupation | Baseball Player |
| Date Of Birth | Apr 12, 1981(1981-04-12) |
| Age | 43 |
| Country | Japan |
| Birth City | Higashiyamato |
| Horoscope | Aries |
Hisashi Iwakuma Biography
| Name | Hisashi Iwakuma |
| Birthday | Apr 12 |
| Birth Year | 1981 |
| Home Town | Higashiyamato |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Spouse | Madoka Iwakuma |
| Children(s) | Uta Iwakuma, Towa Iwakuma |
Hisashi Iwakuma is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on April 12, 1981 in Higashiyamato, Japan. Japanese pitcher, who was a star in Nippon Baseball League. He then joined the Seattle Mariners in Major League Baseball 2012 in 2012. Before the 2016 MLB season, he signed for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He and Mariners teammate He and Mariners teammate Felix Hernandez were both All-Stars in 2013. were both All-Stars in 2013.
Iwakuma was born in Higashiyamato, Tokyo, and began playing baseball in the first grade before attending Horikoshi High School in Nakano. Iwakuma was inspired to become a pitcher after “looking up to” former Seibu Lions great Hisanobu Watanabe, who was known for his big-game pitching. While he never made it to a national tournament during his high school career, he led his team to the semi-finals of the West Tokyo Tournament as a senior in the summer of 1999. The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes picked him in the fifth round of the 1999 Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) amateur draft.
Iwakuma spent the entirety of his rookie season (2000) with the Buffaloes’ nigun (Japanese for “minor league” or “farm team”) team, clocking 149 km/h (93 mph) with his fastball at one point but making only two appearances all year in the Western League.
He has two children, Towa (the mother) and Uta (the father).
Hisashi Iwakuma Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Baseball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Hisashi Iwakuma is one of the richest Baseball Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hisashi Iwakuma 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a graduate of Horikoshi High School, and was selected in round five of the NPB Amateur Draft.
2008 was a great year for him. He won the Pacific League MVP award as well as the Eiji Sawamura Awards as the best NPB starting pitcher. He won the World Baseball Classic 2009 with Japan.
Hisashi Iwakuma (岩隈 久志 , Iwakuma Hisashi, born April 12, 1981) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 3 in |
Hisashi Iwakuma height 6 ft 3 in Hisashi weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Hisashi Iwakuma Dating?
According to our records, Hisashi Iwakuma married to Madoka Iwakuma. As of December 1, 2023, Hisashi Iwakuma’s is not dating anyone.
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Iwakuma made his first appearance on the international stage when he was named to the Japanese national team that would play in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Coming off a torrid 12–0 start to the regular season, Iwakuma took the mound in the second game of the preliminary round against the Netherlands on August
- However, he allowed seven baserunners (three hits, three walks, and a hit- batter) and gave up three runs (two earned) against a team that was viewed as the heavy underdog, leading head coach (and acting manager) Kiyoshi Nakahata to pull him from the game after just 1⁄3 innings. Though Japan went on to win the game 8–3 behind a strong relief effort (five shutout innings) by future MLB pitcher Hiroki Kuroda, Iwakuma lost the trust of the coaching staff and did not pitch in the tournament again.
Facts & Trivia
Hisashi Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Hisashi Iwakuma celebrates birthday on April 12 of every year.
Iwakuma began the 2004 season 12–0 and establishing a franchise record for most consecutive wins to start the season. He received the most fan votes among Pacific League starting pitchers for the NPB All-Star Game that year, starting Game 1 at Nagoya Dome on July 10, and pitched in the 2004 Athens Olympics as a member of the Japanese national team in August. He finished with a 15–2 record for the year, leading the league in both wins and winning percentage (.882) for the first time in his career. He also pitched in Game 5 of the MLB All-Star Series held in November, holding the MLB All-Stars to one run over seven innings to earn the win.