4 championships 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013 Year established 2007 | Colors Blue, White, Gold Color Blue, White, Gold | |
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League Baseball Challenge LeagueAdvance—West Ballpark Kanazawa Municipal Baseball Stadium Division championships 6 (2007, 2009–2011, 2013, 2016) Ownership Ishikawa Million Stars Co., Ltd. Managers | ||
Eri yoshida knuckle princess vs ishikawa million stars part 2 of 2
The Ishikawa Million Stars (石川ミリオンスターズ, Ishikawa Mirion Sutāzu) are a semi-professional baseball team in the Baseball Challenge League of Japan. The team was established in 2007. Their home is Ishikawa Prefecture. 57-year-old former Major League Baseball star Julio Franco is the team's player-manager. The team is also notable for having female knuckleball pitcher Eri Yoshida on their roster.
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- Eri yoshida knuckle princess vs ishikawa million stars part 2 of 2
- 05 30 13 cardoza tucker ishikawa million stars pitcher interview na koa ikaika maui baseball
- Franchise history
- Current roster
- Retired numbers
- References
05 30 13 cardoza tucker ishikawa million stars pitcher interview na koa ikaika maui baseball
Franchise history
The team has won four Baseball Challenge League championships, in 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2013.
Ishikawa Infielder Kensuke Uchimura led the BC League in steals in 2007, which led to him being drafted by Nippon Professional Baseball's Rakuten Golden Eagles, In 2008 he became the first player to reach NPB after playing in the BC League.
Former Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) player Kazuaki Minami pitched for the Million Stars in 2008, leading to a tryout with the Chiba Lotte Marines. (Minami did not end up playing for the Marines.)
In 2009, former NPB pitcher Shinji Mori joined the Million Stars as a pitcher-coach. Retiring from playing, he took over as full-time manager in 2010, staying through the 2014 season. He returned to active duty as a player in 2013, and was the Million Stars' player-manager in 2013–2014.
Pitcher Kazuaki Minami returned to the Million Stars for the 2013 season. Former Boston Red Sox/New York Mets player Chris Carter also played for the team in 2013. In 2013, the Million Stars were one of two Baseball Challenge League teams to play interleague games against the two Hawaii-based teams of the shirt-lived Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs.
Masao Kida, who also played MLB and NPB, pitched for the Million Stars in 2013–2014. The team held a retirement ceremony for Kida on September 14, 2014. He struck out the side, and his uniform number 12 was retired by the team.
Current roster
In addition to player-manager Julio Franco, the team's pitching staff includes pitcher-coach Kazuhito Tadano, who previously played both Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball. Female knuckleballer Eri Yoshida also pitches for the Million Stars.