Kazuhisa Ishii
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|name=Kazuhisa Ishii
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|debutdate=[[April 6]]
|debutyear={{by|2002}}
|debutteam=[[Los Angeles Dodgers]]
|finaldate=[[September 28]]
|finalyear={{by|2005}}
|finalteam=[[New York Mets]]
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*[[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)
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'''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}}
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[[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]]