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MASAHIRO YAMAMOTO

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 14, 2022
Masahiro Yamamoto and Shingo Takatsu elected to Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame
Side-arm closer Shingo Takatsu and seemingly ageless lefty Masahiro Yamamoto were announced as the newest members of the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 7, 2015
Carp lose to Dragons in final game to miss out on postseason berth
The Chunichi Dragons knocked the Hiroshima Carp out of the Central League playoffs with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday in Nippon Professional Baseball's belated regular-season finale.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2015
Dragons' Yamamoto, 50, scheduled to make final career start
Chunichi Dragons lefty Masahiro Yamamoto was named on Tuesday to make the final start of his career on Wednesday against the Hiroshima Carp.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 26, 2015
Dragons' Yamamoto, 50, announces retirement
Chunichi Dragons pitcher Masahiro Yamamoto, who turned 50 in August, said Saturday he will retire at the end this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 30, 2015
Golden oldie Yamamoto knocking at first-team door
The oldest winning pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball history, Masahiro Yamamoto, continued to impress in the minors on Thursday as he builds a case for a chance to pitch on the first team.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 4, 2015
Yamamoto says knee injury isn't serious
Chunichi Dragons veteran lefty Masahiro Yamamoto on Wednesday downplayed an injury he suffered a day earlier to his right knee.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 3, 2015
Dragons lefty Yamamoto departs game after one pitch
Chunichi Dragons veteran left-hander Masahiro Yamamoto had to leave the mound after throwing just one pitch in a farm league game at Nagoya Dome on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 5, 2014
Dragons lefty Yamamoto sets NPB record for oldest winning pitcher at age 49
Forty-nine-year-old Masahiro Yamamoto became Japanese baseball's oldest winning pitcher with five scoreless innings in the Chunichi Dragons' 6-0 victory over the Hanshin Tigers on Friday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 5, 2014
Evergreen Yamamoto aiming to become oldest winning pitcher
Japan's oldest active player, Chunichi Dragons lefty Masahiro Yamamoto, said Sunday that he expects to improve this year and become the oldest winning pitcher in Nippon Professional Baseball history.

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