Shin'ichi Kondō

Okay, I have to lead with the thing, because how could I not: this guy threw a no-hitter in his very first professional game. His debut. I still can't fully wrap my head around it. Most rookies are just praying not to walk the bases loaded, and Shin'ichi Kondo strolls out and doesn't let a single hit through. The nerve on that. He was a tall right-hander out of Ichinomiya in Aichi, pitching for the Dragons, and at 183cm he had that easy, towering delivery I can picture without ever having seen it. He always reads to me like the quiet, workmanlike type rather than a mound-screamer, the kind who just keeps grinding. Whatever else his career held, that opening night is the stuff of legend, and honestly the baseball gods clearly had a soft spot for him.

Shin'ichi Kondō is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher born on September 8, 1968, in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture. Standing 183 cm tall, he is right-handed and played for the Chunichi Dragons. He is notably remembered for throwing a no-hitter in his professional debut game, one of the rarest achievements in baseball.

Name (English)

Shin'ichi Kondō

Name (Japanese)

近藤真市

Reading

こんどう しんいち

Born

September 8, 1968 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Monkey

Origin

Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Height

183cm

Occupation

Baseball player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BF%91%E8%97%A4%E7%9C%9F%E5%B8%82

Tags

• From Aichi Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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