Akinobu Shimizu

Akinobu Shimizu (清水 昭信)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 187 lb.

• School Meijo University
• High School Mie High School

• Born October 26, 1983 in Matsuzaka, Mie Japan

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Biographical Information

Akinobu Shimizu pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Shimizu tried out with the San Diego Padres after high school but did not win a contract. He was named MVP of the 2006 Aichi University League, and he represented Japan in the 2006 World University Baseball Championship. The Chunichi Dragons took him in the sixth round of the 2006 NPB draft that year. He made it to the big club in 2008 and went 2-2 with a 2.45 ERA in 15 games. He had a 0-1, 3.86 record in eight outings in 2009 and had a 4.55 ERA and no decisions in 44 games in 2010. He spent the next two seasons in the minors while battling shoulder issues and resurfaced briefly in 2013. He finished his career 3-4 with a 3.90 ERA in 71 games in NPB.

Chunichi retained him as a scout after his playing career. He signed Seiya Yoshida.

Primary Source: Japan Baseball Daily by Gary Garland

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