Colby Lewis

Colby Lewis is one of those guys who took the long road and made it look cool. He bounced around from Detroit to Oakland without ever quite sticking, then did something most American players never dare — he packed up and went to Japan, pitching for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in Nippon Professional Baseball. That detour turned out to be career-saving. He came back a smarter, more refined pitcher, landed with the Texas Rangers, and became a genuine rotation anchor during their back-to-back World Series runs in 2010 and 2011. His big curveball and that deceptive delivery were way more effective the second time around, and watching him outpitch guys half his age during those playoff runs was genuinely satisfying. The "Cobra" nickname fits — patient, coiled, and ready to strike when it counted.

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Name (English)

Colby Lewis

Name (Japanese)

コルビー・ルイス

Reading

こるびー・るいす

Born

August 2, 1979 (age 47)

Origin

Bakersfield, California, United States

Height

193 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Goat

High school

North High School

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colby%20Lewis
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AB%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1133417

Tags

• California
• baseball player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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