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My Take
Honestly, when I first saw the name Sho Ishikawa I had to do a double-take — born December 1999, which means this guy is still in his mid-twenties and already out there grinding on a professional baseball diamond. Growing up in Itabashi, one of those lived-in, no-frills Tokyo neighborhoods, I picture him spending every spare hour chasing fly balls at the local park before the city even woke up. The Chunichi Dragons drafted him in 2017 and he now pitches for Hayate Ventures Shizuoka, and sometimes that kind of path just means someone's head-down doing the work instead of playing to the cameras. I find myself low-key rooting for the late-Heisei kids who came of age in the Reiwa era with something quiet to prove. Be interesting to see what he builds.
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Overview
Shō Ishikawa is a Japanese baseball player born on December 14, 1999, in Itabashi, Tokyo. Standing 179 cm tall, he is a Sagittarius born in the Year of the Rabbit. A right-handed pitcher, he was drafted in the second round by the Chunichi Dragons in 2017 and now plays for Hayate Ventures Shizuoka.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shō Ishikawa
- Name (Japanese)
- 石川翔
- Reading
- いしかわ しょう
- Born
- December 14, 1999 (age 26)
- Origin
- Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan
- Height
- 179cm
- Occupation
- Baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rabbit
2. Links
3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Shō Ishikawa born?
Shō Ishikawa was born on December 14, 1999 and is 26 years old.
Where is Shō Ishikawa from?
Shō Ishikawa is from Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.
What does Shō Ishikawa do?
Shō Ishikawa works as Baseball player.
How tall is Shō Ishikawa?
Shō Ishikawa is 179 cm tall.
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