Education
He attended Hōtoku Gakuen High School.
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He attended Hōtoku Gakuen High School.
He is a starting pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. He also played with the Japanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Tragedy struck in January 2008 when Shimizu"s wife died.
He has 3 kids.
After ten seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2000 to 2009, Shimizu became a free agent and signed with the Yokohama BayStars. His career numbers with the Marines were 93 wins against 85 losses, with a career 4.02 European Research Area, tossing 38 complete games and nine shutouts.