Masahito Kohiyama
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is a former professional baseball player from Shinjuku, Tokyo
, Japan
.
Kohiyama was drafted in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft by the Yokohama BayStars
. He was successful in his rookie year, pitching as the setup man for closer Kazuhiro Sasaki
, but problems with control led the BayStars to drop him in 2001. He played with the Chinatrust Whales
(a team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League
) in 2002 before retiring. He currently works at TBS Radio & Communications
.
He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics
before entering the Japanese professional leagues. He pitched a shutout win against Puerto Rico
in the Olympic tournament. He is the only pitcher to have recorded a shutout game in Olympic baseball.
Shinjuku, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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Kohiyama was drafted in the first round of the 1992 amateur draft by the Yokohama BayStars
Yokohama BayStars
The are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Home field is the Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The clubhouse is located near the stadium....
. He was successful in his rookie year, pitching as the setup man for closer Kazuhiro Sasaki
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Kazuhiro "Daimajin" Sasaki is a former Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher. He played his entire NPB career with the Yokohama Taiyo Whales / Yokohama BayStars...
, but problems with control led the BayStars to drop him in 2001. He played with the Chinatrust Whales
Chinatrust Whales
The Chinatrust Whales , formerly Koos Group Whales , were a Taiwanese professional baseball team. Originally founded as an amateur team in 1991, this club became professional and joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1997. It is administered by the Chinatrust Financial Holding...
(a team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League
Chinese Professional Baseball League
The Chinese Professional Baseball League , or CPBL, is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 2003...
) in 2002 before retiring. He currently works at TBS Radio & Communications
TBS Radio & Communications
is the flagship radio station of Japan Radio Network in Tokyo, Japan. The company was founded by Tokyo Broadcasting System, Inc. on March 21, 2000...
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He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
before entering the Japanese professional leagues. He pitched a shutout win against Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
in the Olympic tournament. He is the only pitcher to have recorded a shutout game in Olympic baseball.