Background
He was born in Izumo, Shimane.
大野 豊
He was born in Izumo, Shimane.
He was one of most famous Japanese left-handed pitchers. He was known as the man from "a Japanese version of baseball played with a hard rubber ball" (軟式野球, Nanshiki-Yakyū). He led his team into five Japan Series and winning three title (1979, 1980 and 1984).
1st pitch on September 4, 1977.
Best European Research Area (1988 and 1997). Greatest Number of Saves (1991 and 1992).
148 West, 138 South, 59 CG, 19 Shutout and 1733 K.
Japan national baseball team Pitching Coach at the Athens Olympics (from 2003 to 2004). Japan national baseball team Pitching Coach at the Beijing Olympics (from 2007 to 2008).