Kazuhisa Ishii 1754109 225921407 2008-07-16T00:55:24Z Milk's Favorite Bot 7074530 [[WP:MOS|Manual of style]]/other general fixes. (BOT) {{Infobox MLB retired |bgcolor1=#083c6b |bgcolor2=#083c6b |textcolor1=white |textcolor2=white |name=Kazuhisa Ishii |position=[[Starting pitcher]] |birthdate ={{birth date and age|1973|9|9}} |bats=Left |throws=Left |debutdate=[[April 6]] |debutyear={{by|2002}} |debutteam=[[Los Angeles Dodgers]] |finaldate=[[September 28]] |finalyear={{by|2005}} |finalteam=[[New York Mets]] |stat1label=[[Win (baseball)|Win-Loss]] |stat1value=39-34 |stat2label=[[Earned run average]] |stat2value=4.44 |stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s |stat3value=435 |teams=<nowiki></nowiki><!--This forces MediaWiki to recognize the first bullet. Kind of a workaround to a bug.--> *[[Tokyo Yakult Swallows|Yakult Swallows]] ({{by|1992}}-{{by|2001}}) *[[Los Angeles Dodgers]] ({{by|2002}}-{{by|2004}}) *[[New York Mets]] ({{by|2005}}) *[[Tokyo Yakult Swallows|Yakult Swallows]] ({{by|2006}}-{{by|2007}}) *[[Saitama Seibu Lions]] ({{by|2008}}-present) |highlights= }} '''Kazuhisa Ishii''' (石井一久 ''Ishii Kazuhisa''; born [[September 9]], [[1973]] in Wakaba-ku, [[Chiba City]], [[Chiba Prefecture]], [[Japan]]) is a former [[Japan]]ese Major League [[Baseball]] [[pitching|pitcher]]. Ishii was selected in the first round of the {{by|1991}} Japanese amateur draft by the [[Tokyo Yakult Swallows|Yakult Swallows]]. He made his debut in the [[Central League]] on [[June 9]], {{by|1992}} at the age of 18. He was a member of the [[Japan Series]] winning team that season, a feat accomplished a total of five times during his career with the Swallows. During his ten years playing in [[Japan]], he amassed a record of 78-46 with a 3.38 [[Earned run average|ERA]] and 1,277 [[strikeout]]s in 1,184 [[innings pitched]]. On [[September 2]], {{by|1997}}, he threw a [[no-hitter]] against the [[Yokohama BayStars]]. Ishii was signed as a [[free agent]] by the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in {{by|2002}} after the Dodgers [[Posting system|posted]] the top bid for the right to negotiate with him. He made his [[major league baseball|major league]] debut on [[April 6]], 2002 striking out ten batters and allowing two hits and no runs in five and two-thirds innings against the [[Chicago Cubs]]. He went on to win his first six starts and was named [[National League]] [[Rookie]] of the Month for April, 2002. On [[September 8]], 2002, Ishii was struck in the face by a ball hit by [[Brian Hunter]] of the [[Houston Astros]]. Ishii underwent emergency surgery for a nasal fracture wherein he had bone chips removed and replaced with a small [[titanium]] plate. He did not pitch again that season. During {{by|2003}} and {{by|2004}}, Ishii developed a reputation as a much better pitcher in the first half of seasons. In his three years in the major leagues, Ishii has been 29-15 with a 3.50 ERA prior to the [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] break, but only 7-13 with a 5.77 ERA after. Ishii is also known for his control problems, yielding 305 [[base on balls|walks]] in 473 innings. He has been among the top five in walks allowed each of his three seasons in the National League. In March, {{by|2005}}, the [[New York Mets]] acquired Ishii in exchange for [[catcher]] [[Jason Phillips (MLB catcher)|Jason Phillips]] to replace injured [[starting pitcher]] [[Steve Trachsel]]. After posting a record of only 3-9 with an ERA over five, the Mets released him the following December. He currently pitches for the [[Saitama Seibu Lions]] in the Japanese [[Pacific League]]. Ishii is married with one child and resides in [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba, Japan]]. Among the Japanese, he is known for his humor, and he has at times apologized to interviewers for not being witty enough. ==External links== {{commonscat|Kazuhisa Ishii}} *{{ja icon}} [http://www.kazuhisa-ishii.net/ 石井の公式ブログ] (Ishii's official blog) *{{baseball-reference|id=i/ishiika01}} *{{japanesebaseball|id=316}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ishii, Kazuhisa}} [[Category:1973 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Chiba Prefecture]] [[Category:Japanese baseball players]] [[Category:Major league pitchers]] [[Category:Major League Baseball players from Japan]] [[Category:Tokyo Yakult Swallows players]] [[Category:Los Angeles Dodgers players]] [[Category:New York Mets players]] [[Category:Norfolk Tides players]] [[Category:Seibu Lions players]] [[ja:石井一久]]