1969 - 2011
Hideki Irabu Japanese Baseball
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First Name |
Hideki
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Last Name |
Irabu
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Full Name at Birth |
Hideki Irabu
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Alternative Name |
Fat Toad
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Birthday |
5th May, 1969
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Birthplace |
Hyogo, Japan
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Died |
27th July, 2011
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Place of Death |
Rancho Palos Verdes, California, United States
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Cause of Death |
Suicide
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Height |
6' 4" (193 cm)
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Weight |
240lbs (109 kg)
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Build |
Average
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Eye Color |
Black
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Hair Color |
Black
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Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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Nationality |
Japanese
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High School |
Chiba (Chiba, JP)
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Occupation Text |
Former Major League Baseball Player
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Occupation |
Baseball
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Baseball Position |
Pitcher
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Bats |
Right
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Throws |
Right
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MLB First Game Date |
10th July, 1997
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MLB Final Game Date |
12th July, 2002
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Hideki Irabu (伊良部 秀輝, Irabu Hideki, May 5, 1969 – July 27, 2011) was a Japanese professional baseball player of American and Japanese mixed ancestry. He was one of the leading fastball pitchers of the 1990s in Japan, with the highest pitch speed in Japanese baseball at 158 km/h. He is the first Asian World Series champion, and was a two-time World Champion. He was looking for his father, whom he had lost track of after being separated from him as a child, because he thought he might be able to see him if he played for the prestigious Yankees, but Irabu never told anyone about this reason.