Born: (1987-07-11) July 11, 1987 (age 36) Ōita, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: June 29, 2006, for the Yokohama BayStars
MLB: July 26, 2020, for the Toronto Blue Jays
Last appearance
NPB: April 8, 2022, for the Yomiuri Giants
MLB: September 28, 2020, for the Toronto Blue Jays
NPB statistics
Win–loss record
66–66
Earned run average
3.36
Strikeouts
1,140
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
2–4
Earned run average
8.06
Strikeouts
26
Teams
Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2006–2016)
Yomiuri Giants (2017–2019)
Toronto Blue Jays (2020)
Yomiuri Giants (2021–2022)
Career highlights and awards
NPB
4× NPB All-Star (2010, 2011, 2016, 2019)
Pitched a no-hitter on July 27, 2018
Wins leader (2019)
Strikeout leader (2019)
Best Nine Award (2019)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
WBSC Premier12
2019 Tokyo
Team
Shun Yamaguchi (山口 俊, Yamaguchi Shun, born July 11, 1987) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Yomiuri Giants, and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.
He is the first Japanese player to make his MLB debut with the Blue Jays, and also the first MLB player who had never played for any baseball teams in the United States. [1]
^宇根夏樹 (January 11, 2020). "山口俊は史上４人目の「カナダでデビューする日本人選手」になる？ 日本人メジャー初出場の球場にまつわるトリビア". The DIGEST (in Japanese). Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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