Ishikawa Million Stars
| Ishikawa Million Stars | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| League | Baseball Challenge League
|
| Ballpark | Kanazawa Municipal Baseball Stadium |
| Established | 2007 |
| Division championships | 6 (2007, 2009–2011, 2013, 2016) |
| 4 championships | 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| Colors | Blue, White, Gold |
| Ownership | Ishikawa Million Stars Co., Ltd. |
| Manager | Eiji Kanamori (2007-2008) Shinji Mori (2009–2014) Julio Franco (2015) Masato Watanabe(2016- ) |
The Ishikawa Million Stars (石川ミリオンスターズ, Ishikawa Mirion Sutāzu) are a semi-professional
on their roster.Franchise history
The team has won four Baseball Challenge League championships, in 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2013.
Ishikawa Infielder
Former Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) player Kazuaki Minami pitched for the Million Stars in 2008, leading to a tryout with the Chiba Lotte Marines.[4] (Minami did not end up playing for the Marines.)
In 2009, former NPB pitcher
Pitcher
Masao Kida, who also played MLB and NPB, pitched for the Million Stars in 2013–2014. The team held a retirement ceremony for Kida on September 14, 2014. He struck out the side, and his uniform number 12 was retired by the team.[7]
Former players
In addition to player-manager
Roster
Updated as of July 25, 2021.[8]
Pitchers:
- Ryotaro Aoyama (16)
- Tsuyoshi Fujita (13)
- Fumiya Ishikawa (11)
- Nao Kaneko (20)
- Shuntaro Kondo (18)
- Takumi Matsukawa (14)
- Fumiaki Murakami (45)
- Yosuke Shimizu (15)
- Sho Tagami (38)
- Ryusei Takada (17)
- Nijitaka Takahashi (65)
Catchers:
- Ryuto Nakamura (25)
- Yohei Omiyama (27)
- Kosuke Ue (2)
Infielders:
- Toshitetsu Kawasaki (5)
- Tomoya Kuga (3)
- Kusunoki Yae Masaya (8)
- Takaaki Miyamoto (33)
- Kyosuke Shimada (1)
- Oe Ugo (4)
Outfielders:
- Atsushi Hata (9)
- Yukiya Kono (24)
- Takashi Mizuno (6)
- Hirohiro Nakagawa (37)
- Yuki Nakamura (7)
Trainees:
- P Shingo Fukutani (26)
- P Takumi Sakamoto (19)
- IF Ryo Tanaka (41)
- OF Kai Ikeda (31)
- OF Yasuto Ito (36)
Retired numbers
- 12
Masao Kida (木田 優夫)
References
- ^ "Julio Franco, 56, Joins Semi-Pro Team in Japan as Player-Manager," CBS Sports.
- ^ Wall Street Journal, February 9, 2015.
- ^ Israel Fehr, "Ishikawa Million StarJulio Franco is still playing baseball at age 56," Yahoo! Sports, February 9, 2015.
- ^ Gen. "Around the NPB Horn: Lions meet with Kudo, Marines invite three players for a tryout," Yakyubaka.com (Nov.13, 2009).
- ^ a b Jakahi, Kevin. "Stars’ bats suffer burnout in loss," Archived 2017-10-19 at the Wayback Machine Hawaii Tribune-Herald (June 3, 2013).
- ^ Collias, Robert. "Na Koa Ikaika Maui sets up new format for 2013: Bald-Headed Truth," The Maui News (April 5, 2013).
- ^ Gen. "BC League Final Standings, Playoff Schedule, Updates; Gunma wins League Championship," Yakyubaka.com (9/16/2014).
- ^ "Home". bc-l.jp.
External links
- Ishikawa Million Stars Official Site (in Japanese)
