Tsuyoshi Wada
- January 5, 2024
- Baseball Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Tsuyoshi Wada |
| Occupation | Baseball Player |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 21, 1981(1981-02-21) |
| Age | 43 |
| Birthplace | Konan |
| Country | Japan |
| Birth City | Shiga Prefecture |
| Horoscope | Aquarius |
Tsuyoshi Wada Biography
| Name | Tsuyoshi Wada |
| Birthday | Feb 21 |
| Birth Year | 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Konan |
| Home Town | Shiga Prefecture |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
| Siblings | Takashi Wada |
| Spouse | Kasumi Nakane |
Tsuyoshi Wada is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on February 21, 1981 in Konan, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Japanese player who helped lead Japan to their first World Baseball Classic title in the year 2006. After being a four-time All-Star with Nippon Professional Baseball, he was a part of with the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball in 2014.
He was a teammate of the outfielder He was teammates with outfielder Kosuke Fukudome on the Japanese team which won the 2006 World Baseball Classic. on the Japanese team that was the winner of World Baseball Classic in 2006. 2006 World Baseball Classic.
On June 5, Wada made a comeback and pitched Interleague play (NPB) against the Chunichi Dragons. In 2019 season, he finished the regular season with a 12 Games pitched, a 4–4 Win–loss record, a 3.90 ERA, a 45 strikeouts in 57 2/3 innings. On October 23, he pitched against the Yomiuri Giants as a starting pitcher in the 2019 Japan Series, and won the game for the first time in 16 years since the 2003 rookie year.
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 got married to Kasumi Nakane in 2005.
Tsuyoshi Wada Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Baseball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Tsuyoshi Wada is one of the richest Baseball Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tsuyoshi Wada 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a top player in the field at Waseda University, where he broke the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League record with 476 strikeouts.
He was awarded the Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League MVP in 2010.
That year, Waseda earned a berth in both the 51st All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series as well as the Meiji Jingu Tournament, but the team fell short of a championship in both tournaments, losing to Asia University (whose pitching staff featured right-handers Katsuhiro Nagakawa and Hiroshi Kisanuki, both of whom would later turn professional) in the finals in the former and succumbing to Tohoku Fukushi University in the semi-finals in the latter.
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Wada secured a spot in the Hawks’ starting rotation from his rookie year (2003), making his professional debut in a regular season game against the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes on April 1 (he gave up five runs in 6 ⁄3 innings). He earned the first win of his career against the Seibu Lions on April 8, pitching six shutout innings, and recorded his first career complete game win (a shutout) against the Chiba Lotte Marines on April 16. Overall, he finished the year with a 14-5 record, 3.38 ERA and 195 strikeouts (second only to young Lions right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka’s 215), earning Pacific League Most Valuable Rookie honors. He also played an instrumental role in the Hawks’ league title and subsequent Japan Series championship, pitching a complete game win as a rookie for the first time in Japan Series history in Game 7 of the series. He played in the 2003 Asian Baseball Championship (which also functioned as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2004 Athens Olympics) as a member of the Japanese national team in November, pitching 5 ⁄3 shutout innings against South Korea in the final game of the tournament to clinch a berth in the upcoming Olympic Games.
Facts & Trivia
Tsuyoshi Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Tsuyoshi Wada celebrates birthday on February 21 of every year.
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.
Top Facts about Tsuyoshi Wada
- Tsuyoshi Wada is a left-handed pitcher from Japan.
- He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Nippon Professional Baseball.
- Wada won the Sawamura Award in 2011 as the best pitcher in Japan.
- He signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 2012.
- In his MLB debut, he struck out nine batters and allowed only one run.
- Wada had a career-high 10 wins with the Cubs in 2014.
- He returned to Japan to play for the Hawks again in 2016.
- Wada retired from professional baseball after the 2020 season.
- His career ERA is 3.13 in NPB and 3.97 in MLB.
- Wada was known for his control and ability to change speeds effectively on his pitches.