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Suguru Iwazaki was born in Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan on June 19, 1991. Suguru Iwazaki is a baseball player. That works out to 35 years old in 2026. The listed height is 185 cm.
My Take
Suguru Iwazaki is a left-handed relief pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers, born in Shimizu, Shizuoka, standing 185 cm, wearing number 13. Relief work is the least forgiving job in baseball. Get the outs and nobody notices, because that was the assignment. Give up the run and it is entirely your fault, in front of a Koshien crowd that is not known for gentleness. A starter who has a bad night gets a week to think about it. A reliever might be back out there tomorrow. Doing that year after year, from the left side, in that particular ballpark, requires a kind of emotional insulation I genuinely cannot imagine possessing. There is also a small detail I love: his surname is routinely misread as Iwasaki rather than Iwazaki. A career spent quietly correcting people about your own name feels like a fitting metaphor for the bullpen life, doing essential work while the credit lands somewhere slightly to the left of you. Tigers fans know exactly what they have.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Suguru Iwazaki
- Name (Japanese)
- 岩崎優
- Reading
- いわざき すぐる
- Born
- June 19, 1991 (age 35)
- Origin
- Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 185 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
2. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/suguru_iwazaki_13/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suguru%20Iwazaki
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%A9%E5%B4%8E%E5%84%AA
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17580026
3. About this entry
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Frequently asked questions
When was Suguru Iwazaki born?
Suguru Iwazaki was born on June 19, 1991 and is 35 years old.
Where is Suguru Iwazaki from?
Suguru Iwazaki is from Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Suguru Iwazaki do?
Suguru Iwazaki works as baseball player.
How tall is Suguru Iwazaki?
Suguru Iwazaki is 185 cm tall.
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