Sendai, Miyagi

From BR Bullpen

Sendai is a major city located on the Pacific Coast of Japan's main island, Honshu, 300 miles north of Tokyo. It was the closest major city to the epicenter of the huge earthquake that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, and suffered significant damage from the quake and especially from the ensuing tsunami that engulfed the coastal area of the city, including its airport.

[edit] Teams that have played here

• Lotte Orions, Pacific League (1973-1982)
• Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, Pacific League (2005-present)

[edit] People born here

• Shintaro Ejiri, NPB pitcher
• Itaru Hashimoto, NPB outfielder
• Takayuki Kishi, NPB pitcher
• Keiji Oyama, NPB catcher
• Takashi Saitoh, pitcher
• Kazuhiro Sasaki, pitcher
• Yoshinori Sato, NPB pitcher
• Tadashi Settsu, NPB pitcher
• Nobuaki Yoshida, minor league pitcher

[edit] People who died here

• Toshiyuki Mimura, NPB infielder and manager