Kazuki Yoshimi

Kazuki Yoshimi 吉見一起
Yoshimi with the Chunichi Dragons in 2012
Pitcher
Born: (1984-09-19) September 19, 1984 (age 39) Kyoto, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 10, 2006, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
November 6, 2020, for the Chunichi Dragons
Career statistics (through 2020 season)
Win-Loss	90-56
ERA	2.94
Strikeouts	845

Teams
Chunichi Dragons (2006 –2020)
Career highlights and awards
1x Central League ERA Champion (2011) 2x Central League Wins leader (2009, 2011) 1x Central League Best Nine Award (2011) Central League Battery Award, with Motonobu Tanishige (2011) 2011 CLCS MVP

Kazuki Yoshimi (吉見一起, Yoshimi Kazuki, born September 19, 1984) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. As a player, Yoshimi spent his entire 15-year career in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) with the Chunichi Dragons.

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Early career

Yoshimi started playing baseball in Grade 2 of elementary school. At high school, Yoshimi was the ace for Konkō Ōsaka High School and took his team to the second round of the 2002 Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament.

After graduating high school, Yoshimi joined Toyota's corporate baseball team where he was regarded as one of the best players in industrial league baseball. During this time, he underwent surgery on his elbow which reduced the hype surrounding him.

Professional career

Chunichi Dragons selected Yoshimi in the 2005 NPB draft [jp].^[1]

On September 10, 2006, Yoshimi was registered for the first-team for the first time and debuted against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp with an untarnished 1.1 innings. On September 18, Yoshimi would claim his first win, this time against the Yokohama DeNA Baystars where he pitching 5 innings for 2 earned runs. In the 2006 Japan Series he was used in relief.

In 2007, Yoshimi was named MVP of the Japanese Farm Team National Championships and would later take part in the Dominican Winter League where he would pitch for Estrellas Orientales.

On November 1, 2020, Yoshimi announced his retirement.^[2] On November 5, 2020, he held press conference.^[3]

References

^ 2005年新人選手選択会議（ドラフト会議）. Nippon Professional Baseball Organization 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
^ "吉見一起投手が引退". 中日ドラゴンズオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
^ "吉見一起投手が引退会見". 中日ドラゴンズオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 5, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.