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My Take
Twenty-nine seasons with one club. Masahiro Yamamoto pitched for the Chunichi Dragons from 1986 to 2015 — long enough for a child born on his debut day to grow up, find work, and start a family. He was still taking the mound at fifty, and he holds the record as the oldest Japanese pitcher to win a game. The detail I love is his weapon: a screwball. Pitchers who live on pure velocity get evicted by their own bodies somewhere in their thirties. Yamamoto survived on movement, deception, and constant tinkering — craft rather than gift. A left-hander out of Chigasaki who turned himself into a Nagoya institution. Calling that talent feels lazy to me; it was three decades of refusing to be finished.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Masahiro Yamamoto
- Name (Japanese)
- 山本昌
- Born
- August 11, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 186 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Nihon University Fujisawa High School
- University
- Nihon University Fujisawa High School
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://yamamotomasa34.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/yamamotomasa34/
- Xhttps://x.com/yamamoto34masa
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E6%9C%AC%E6%98%8C
Frequently asked questions
When was Masahiro Yamamoto born?
Born August 11, 1965 (age 60).
Where is Masahiro Yamamoto from?
Masahiro Yamamoto is from Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Masahiro Yamamoto do?
Masahiro Yamamoto works as baseball player.
How tall is Masahiro Yamamoto?
Masahiro Yamamoto is 186 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.