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{{nihongo|'''Shun Yamaguchi'''|山口 俊|''Yamaguchi Shun''|born July 11, 1987}} is a Japanese [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] who is a free agent. He previously played for the [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars|Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars]] and the [[Yomiuri Giants]] of the [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB), and for the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).
{{nihongo|'''Shun Yamaguchi'''|山口 俊|''Yamaguchi Shun''|born July 11, 1987}} is a Japanese [[professional baseball]] [[pitcher]] for the [[San Francisco Giants]]. He previously played for the [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars|Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars]] and the [[Yomiuri Giants]] of the [[Nippon Professional Baseball]] (NPB), and for the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] of [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).


He is the first Japanese player to make his MLB debut with the Blue Jays, and also first MLB player who had never played any baseball teams in the United States. <ref name="CANADA">{{ cite web | url=https://thedigestweb.com/baseball/detail/id=8423?open=on | title=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 | work=The DIGEST | language=Japanese | author=宇根夏樹 | date=January 11, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref>
He is the first Japanese player to make his MLB debut with the Blue Jays, and also first MLB player who had never played any baseball teams in the United States. <ref name="CANADA">{{ cite web | url=https://thedigestweb.com/baseball/detail/id=8423?open=on | title=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 | work=The DIGEST | language=Japanese | author=宇根夏樹 | date=January 11, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref>
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==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Shun Yamaguchi 19009c.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|left|Yamaguchi pitching for the Yomiuri Giants]]
[[File:Shun Yamaguchi 19009c.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|left|Yamaguchi pitching for the Yomiuri Giants]]
===Nippon Professional Baseball===
===Yokohama DeNA BayStars===
The [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars|Yokohama BayStars]] selected Yamaguchi with the first round in the {{ill|2005 NPB draft|jp|2005年度新人選手選択会議 (日本プロ野球)}}.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://draft.npb.jp/draft/2005/draftlist_yb.html | title=横浜ベイスターズ 選択選手一覧 | language=Japanese | work=NPB.jp 日本野球機構 | accessdate=December 4, 2019 }}</ref> He began his professional career with the Yokohama BayStars in 2006. He played for Yokohama from 2006 through 2016. He signed as a free agent with the [[Yomiuri Giants]] in 2017.
The [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars|Yokohama BayStars]] selected Yamaguchi with the first round in the {{ill|2005 NPB draft|jp|2005年度新人選手選択会議 (日本プロ野球)}}.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://draft.npb.jp/draft/2005/draftlist_yb.html | title=横浜ベイスターズ 選択選手一覧 | language=Japanese | work=NPB.jp 日本野球機構 | accessdate=December 4, 2019 }}</ref> He began his professional career with the Yokohama BayStars in 2006. He played for Yokohama from 2006 through 2016.


===Yomiuri Giants===
In 2019, he posted a 15–4 record (.789 winning percentage) that led Japan's [[Central League]], along with a 2.91 ERA and 188 strikeouts over 170 innings.<ref name=JT>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/11/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-pitcher-shun-yamaguchi-wants-move-mlb/#.XdLoA0VKiCQ|title=Giants pitcher Shun Yamaguchi to pursue MLB dream through posting system|website=[[The Japan Times]]|date=November 18, 2019|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}=</ref><ref name=":0" /> After the season, on October 1, 2019, he was selected for the [[Japan national baseball team]] at the [[2019 WBSC Premier12]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/news/press/20191001_4.html|title=「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について|work=野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト|language=Japanese|date=October 1, 2019|accessdate=October 12, 2019 }}</ref> After the 2019 WBSC Premier12, on November 18, 2019, Giants held a press conference announcing the team has allowed Yamaguchi to enter the [[posting system]] to play in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.giants.jp/G/gnews/news_3914557.html | title=山口俊投手がポスティングによる大リーグ移籍希望　球団も容認・支援 | work=読売巨人軍公式サイト | language=Japanese | date=November 18, 2019 | accessdate=December 4, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-hot-stove-japanese-right-hander-shun-yamaguchi-will-be-posted-for-mlb-teams-this-offseason/|title=MLB hot stove: Japanese right-hander Shun Yamaguchi will be posted for MLB teams this offseason|author=Mike Axisa|website=[[CBSSports.com]]|date=November 18, 2019|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref><ref name=JT/> Paperwork for the posting was completed on December 3, 2019 and Yamaguchi became the first player in Giants history to be [[Posting system|posted]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/12/5f311a1a18a7-baseball-giants-complete-posting-application-for-pitcher-yamaguchi.html|title=Baseball: Giants complete posting application for pitcher Shun Yamaguchi|last=NEWS|first=KYODO|website=Kyodo News+|access-date=2019-12-28}}</ref>
He signed as a free agent with the [[Yomiuri Giants]] in 2017. In 2019, he posted a 15–4 record (.789 winning percentage) that led Japan's [[Central League]], along with a 2.91 ERA and 188 strikeouts over 170 innings.<ref name=JT>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2019/11/18/baseball/japanese-baseball/giants-pitcher-shun-yamaguchi-wants-move-mlb/#.XdLoA0VKiCQ|title=Giants pitcher Shun Yamaguchi to pursue MLB dream through posting system|website=[[The Japan Times]]|date=November 18, 2019|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}=</ref><ref name=":0" /> After the season, on October 1, 2019, he was selected for the [[Japan national baseball team]] at the [[2019 WBSC Premier12]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japan-baseball.jp/jp/news/press/20191001_4.html|title=「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について|work=野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト|language=Japanese|date=October 1, 2019|accessdate=October 12, 2019 }}</ref> After the 2019 WBSC Premier12, on November 18, 2019, Giants held a press conference announcing the team has allowed Yamaguchi to enter the [[posting system]] to play in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB).<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.giants.jp/G/gnews/news_3914557.html | title=山口俊投手がポスティングによる大リーグ移籍希望　球団も容認・支援 | work=読売巨人軍公式サイト | language=Japanese | date=November 18, 2019 | accessdate=December 4, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-hot-stove-japanese-right-hander-shun-yamaguchi-will-be-posted-for-mlb-teams-this-offseason/|title=MLB hot stove: Japanese right-hander Shun Yamaguchi will be posted for MLB teams this offseason|author=Mike Axisa|website=[[CBSSports.com]]|date=November 18, 2019|accessdate=November 18, 2019}}</ref><ref name=JT/> Paperwork for the posting was completed on December 3, 2019 and Yamaguchi became the first player in Giants history to be [[Posting system|posted]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2019/12/5f311a1a18a7-baseball-giants-complete-posting-application-for-pitcher-yamaguchi.html|title=Baseball: Giants complete posting application for pitcher Shun Yamaguchi|last=NEWS|first=KYODO|website=Kyodo News+|access-date=2019-12-28}}</ref>


===Major League Baseball===
===Toronto Blue Jays===
On December 28, 2019, Yamaguchi signed a two-year, $6.35 million contract with the [[Toronto Blue Jays]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/blue-jays-shun-yamaguchi-deal|title=Yamaguchi's deal with Blue Jays finalized|website=MLB.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-officially-sign-shun-yamaguchi-two-year-deal/|title=Blue Jays officially sign Shun Yamaguchi to two-year deal|work=[[Sportsnet]]|date=December 28, 2019|accessdate=December 30, 2019}}</ref> On January 15, 2020, He held a press conference in Toronto.<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://full-count.jp/2020/01/16/post662271/?fbclid=IwAR0WzSJoN_PloZW0ZYm-XKJEmZ_jhOA3upP1wG4p2QUYaGBu2tS-QFtkuqQ | title=山口俊の”爆笑”「お尻…」発言に地元記者も好感「ヤマグチ超面白い」「会見のハイライト」 | work=Full-Count | language=Japanese | date=January 16, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url=https://full-count.jp/2020/01/16/post662220/?fbclid=IwAR2eBo5B_LvvEX6qJAIXbQrkYNF4VaYzm0QUs-SfndJ9Hj5V2AYOS7Q5NqU | title=山口俊、入団会見でメディアの爆笑誘う「お尻を出すのが恥ずかしくなって…」 | work=Full-Count | language=Japanese | date=January 16, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url=https://full-count.jp/2020/01/16/post662214/?fbclid=IwAR0mYeAxZuYzkeYpiQwSBd3epjJ4jVpJSgBeoDRO5nDxdvXrqoygqiVWTQo | title=ブルージェイズ移籍の山口俊が入団会見　先発希望を強調「ローテ勝ち取るつもりで」 | work=Full-Count | language=Japanese | date=January 16, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref> After the press conference, he stayed in Toronto,<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2020/01/17/kiji/20200116s00001007594000c.html?fbclid=IwAR01Y_zX7-lwDk2iSooEnYHNcY5x-XYWXez-B5iBGsyuXbEd8wY_g0uOHjo | title=山口、爆笑ブルージェイズ入団会見　“どすこい”相撲トークで会心の初日 | work=スポニチアネックス | language=Japanese | date=January 17, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref> and attended a fan meeting.<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/202001190000421.html?fbclid=IwAR0CZroPh7OYwWWGt4iv0LTDvETUWsKUFN5TqNdkN_wU7a7Er7XrsdR4O8k | title=ブルージェイズ山口、記念撮影に行列　ファン感謝祭 | work=日刊スポーツ | language=Japanese | date=January 19, 2020 | accessdate=July 27, 2020 }}</ref> On March 26, he returned to Japan due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.sanspo.com/baseball/news/20200326/mlb20032623520008-n1.html?fbclid=IwAR3UlyPII0l-arB9rvmMMMWWlf2wKQbEJi_-ejIq2g1qed9GGgxOa2wtENc | title=山口俊が日本に帰国　新型コロナの感染拡大で | work=サンスポ | language=Japanese | date=March 26, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref> He returned to Toronto after the MLB announcement of the 2020 regular season. Yamaguchi was issued uniform # 1, being only the fifth Toronto pitcher (not initially listed as a [[position player]]) to ever pitch in a game wearing a single digit uniform number after [[Josh Towers]], [[Kyle Drabek]], [[Marcus Stroman]], and [[Clayton Richard]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2020/2/3/21115405/blue-jays-pitchers-who-have-worn-a-single-digit-number-marcus-stroman-the-best | title=Blue Jays pitchers who have worn a single-digit number | work=BlueBirdBanter.com | date=February 3, 2020 | accessdate=February 12, 2021 }}</ref>
On December 28, 2019, Yamaguchi signed a two-year, $6.35 million contract with the [[Toronto Blue Jays]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/news/blue-jays-shun-yamaguchi-deal|title=Yamaguchi's deal with Blue Jays finalized|website=MLB.com|language=en|access-date=2019-12-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-officially-sign-shun-yamaguchi-two-year-deal/|title=Blue Jays officially sign Shun Yamaguchi to two-year deal|work=[[Sportsnet]]|date=December 28, 2019|accessdate=December 30, 2019}}</ref> On January 15, 2020, He held a press conference in Toronto.<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://full-count.jp/2020/01/16/post662271/?fbclid=IwAR0WzSJoN_PloZW0ZYm-XKJEmZ_jhOA3upP1wG4p2QUYaGBu2tS-QFtkuqQ | title=山口俊の”爆笑”「お尻…」発言に地元記者も好感「ヤマグチ超面白い」「会見のハイライト」 | work=Full-Count | language=Japanese | date=January 16, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url=https://full-count.jp/2020/01/16/post662220/?fbclid=IwAR2eBo5B_LvvEX6qJAIXbQrkYNF4VaYzm0QUs-SfndJ9Hj5V2AYOS7Q5NqU | title=山口俊、入団会見でメディアの爆笑誘う「お尻を出すのが恥ずかしくなって…」 | work=Full-Count | language=Japanese | date=January 16, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url=https://full-count.jp/2020/01/16/post662214/?fbclid=IwAR0mYeAxZuYzkeYpiQwSBd3epjJ4jVpJSgBeoDRO5nDxdvXrqoygqiVWTQo | title=ブルージェイズ移籍の山口俊が入団会見　先発希望を強調「ローテ勝ち取るつもりで」 | work=Full-Count | language=Japanese | date=January 16, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref> After the press conference, he stayed in Toronto,<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2020/01/17/kiji/20200116s00001007594000c.html?fbclid=IwAR01Y_zX7-lwDk2iSooEnYHNcY5x-XYWXez-B5iBGsyuXbEd8wY_g0uOHjo | title=山口、爆笑ブルージェイズ入団会見　“どすこい”相撲トークで会心の初日 | work=スポニチアネックス | language=Japanese | date=January 17, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref> and attended a fan meeting.<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/mlb/news/202001190000421.html?fbclid=IwAR0CZroPh7OYwWWGt4iv0LTDvETUWsKUFN5TqNdkN_wU7a7Er7XrsdR4O8k | title=ブルージェイズ山口、記念撮影に行列　ファン感謝祭 | work=日刊スポーツ | language=Japanese | date=January 19, 2020 | accessdate=July 27, 2020 }}</ref> On March 26, he returned to Japan due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.sanspo.com/baseball/news/20200326/mlb20032623520008-n1.html?fbclid=IwAR3UlyPII0l-arB9rvmMMMWWlf2wKQbEJi_-ejIq2g1qed9GGgxOa2wtENc | title=山口俊が日本に帰国　新型コロナの感染拡大で | work=サンスポ | language=Japanese | date=March 26, 2020 | accessdate=July 26, 2020 }}</ref> He returned to Toronto after the MLB announcement of the 2020 regular season. Yamaguchi was issued uniform # 1, being only the fifth Toronto pitcher (not initially listed as a [[position player]]) to ever pitch in a game wearing a single digit uniform number after [[Josh Towers]], [[Kyle Drabek]], [[Marcus Stroman]], and [[Clayton Richard]].<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.bluebirdbanter.com/2020/2/3/21115405/blue-jays-pitchers-who-have-worn-a-single-digit-number-marcus-stroman-the-best | title=Blue Jays pitchers who have worn a single-digit number | work=BlueBirdBanter.com | date=February 3, 2020 | accessdate=February 12, 2021 }}</ref>


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On February 11, 2021, Yamaguchi was [[Designated for assignment|designated for assignment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-designate-shun-yamaguchi-assignment-claim-joel-payamps/|title=Blue Jays designate Shun Yamaguchi for assignment, claim Joel Payamps|work=[[Sportsnet]]|date=February 11, 2021|accessdate=February 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/press-release/press-release-blue-jays-claim-payamps | title=Blue Jays claim Payamps | work=MLB.com | date=February 12, 2021 | accessdate=February 14, 2021 }}</ref> On February 13, Yamaguchi was released by the Blue Jays.<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/roster/transactions/2021/02 | title=Transactions February 2021 | work=MLB.com | accessdate=February 14, 2021 }}</ref>
On February 11, 2021, Yamaguchi was [[Designated for assignment|designated for assignment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/blue-jays-designate-shun-yamaguchi-assignment-claim-joel-payamps/|title=Blue Jays designate Shun Yamaguchi for assignment, claim Joel Payamps|work=[[Sportsnet]]|date=February 11, 2021|accessdate=February 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/press-release/press-release-blue-jays-claim-payamps | title=Blue Jays claim Payamps | work=MLB.com | date=February 12, 2021 | accessdate=February 14, 2021 }}</ref> On February 13, Yamaguchi was released by the Blue Jays.<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/bluejays/roster/transactions/2021/02 | title=Transactions February 2021 | work=MLB.com | accessdate=February 14, 2021 }}</ref>

===San Francisco Giants===
On February 20, 2021, Yamaguchi agreed to a contract with the [[San Francisco Giants]], reportedly a split major league/minor league deal.<ref>https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/02/giants-to-sign-shun-yamaguchi.html</ref>


==Playing style==
==Playing style==

Revision as of 19:08, 20 February 2021

Shun Yamaguchi
Yamaguchi with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2020
San Francisco Giants
Pitcher
Born: (1987-07-11) July 11, 1987 (age 36)
Ōita, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: June 29, 2006, for the Yokohama BayStars
MLB: July 26, 2020, for the Toronto Blue Jays
NPB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record64–58
Earned run average3.35
Strikeouts1,053
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record2–4
Earned run average8.06
Strikeouts26
Teams
Career highlights and awards
NPB
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
WBSC Premier12
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tokyo Team

Shun Yamaguchi (山口 俊, Yamaguchi Shun, born July 11, 1987) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He previously played for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB).

He is the first Japanese player to make his MLB debut with the Blue Jays, and also first MLB player who had never played any baseball teams in the United States. [1]

Career

Yamaguchi pitching for the Yomiuri Giants

Yokohama DeNA BayStars

The Yokohama BayStars selected Yamaguchi with the first round in the 2005 NPB draft [jp].[2] He began his professional career with the Yokohama BayStars in 2006. He played for Yokohama from 2006 through 2016.

Yomiuri Giants

He signed as a free agent with the Yomiuri Giants in 2017. In 2019, he posted a 15–4 record (.789 winning percentage) that led Japan's Central League, along with a 2.91 ERA and 188 strikeouts over 170 innings.[3][4] After the season, on October 1, 2019, he was selected for the Japan national baseball team at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[5] After the 2019 WBSC Premier12, on November 18, 2019, Giants held a press conference announcing the team has allowed Yamaguchi to enter the posting system to play in Major League Baseball (MLB).[6][7][3] Paperwork for the posting was completed on December 3, 2019 and Yamaguchi became the first player in Giants history to be posted.[4]

Toronto Blue Jays

On December 28, 2019, Yamaguchi signed a two-year, $6.35 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.[8][9] On January 15, 2020, He held a press conference in Toronto.[10][11][12] After the press conference, he stayed in Toronto,[13] and attended a fan meeting.[14] On March 26, he returned to Japan due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] He returned to Toronto after the MLB announcement of the 2020 regular season. Yamaguchi was issued uniform # 1, being only the fifth Toronto pitcher (not initially listed as a position player) to ever pitch in a game wearing a single digit uniform number after Josh Towers, Kyle Drabek, Marcus Stroman, and Clayton Richard.[16]

On July 27, 2020, Yamaguchi made his MLB debut.[17] He became the first Japanese player who made his MLB debut as a Blue Jays member.[1] On August 26, 2020, he earned his first MLB win.[18] With the 2020 Toronto Blue Jays, Yamaguchi appeared in 17 games, compiling a 2–4 record with 8.06 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 252⁄3 innings pitched.

On February 11, 2021, Yamaguchi was designated for assignment.[19][20] On February 13, Yamaguchi was released by the Blue Jays.[21]

San Francisco Giants

On February 20, 2021, Yamaguchi agreed to a contract with the San Francisco Giants, reportedly a split major league/minor league deal.[22]

Playing style

Yamaguchi is a 6 ft 2 in, 225 lb right-handed pitcher. He throws a fastball averaging 90 mph (tops out at 95 mph[23]) as a starter. The forkball is his primary secondary pitch and he also has a slider.[24][25]

Personal life

His father is Hisashi Yamaguchi, a former champion sumo wrestler.[26]

On December 25, 2014, Yamaguchi married Japanese gravure idol and actress Kaori Takagi (高木 加織, Takagi Kaori, born July 23, 1985). The marriage was only announced on March 14, 2015 by Takagi in her official blog and less than a week later, their daughter was born on March 20, 2015. Takagi gave birth to their second child, a son, on August 20, 2016.[27][28]

Yamaguchi was suspended for the second half of the 2017 season, after being charged with causing bodily harm to a hospital security guard as well as heavy damage to hospital property, while intoxicated. He reportedly was at the hospital to receive treatment on his pitching hand.[29]

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "横浜ベイスターズ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Giants pitcher Shun Yamaguchi to pursue MLB dream through posting system". The Japan Times. November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.=
  4. ^ a b NEWS, KYODO. "Baseball: Giants complete posting application for pitcher Shun Yamaguchi". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  5. ^ "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
  6. ^ "山口俊投手がポスティングによる大リーグ移籍希望　球団も容認・支援". 読売巨人軍公式サイト (in Japanese). November 18, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Mike Axisa (November 18, 2019). "MLB hot stove: Japanese right-hander Shun Yamaguchi will be posted for MLB teams this offseason". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "Yamaguchi's deal with Blue Jays finalized". MLB.com. Retrieved 2019-12-28.
  9. ^ "Blue Jays officially sign Shun Yamaguchi to two-year deal". Sportsnet. December 28, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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