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unusual facts about Chunichi Dragons


Mike DiMuro

However, DiMuro was stunned by the casual acceptance of abuse toward umpires; after he ejected Chunichi Dragons hitter Yasuaki Taiho from a game for arguing balls and strikes, players swarmed him in protest and Taiho shoved him in the chest.


Alex Cabrera

On October 26, 2004, pitcher Takashi Ishii went six strong innings and Cabrera hit a two-run towering homer as the Seibu Lions defeated the Chunichi Dragons 7–2 in Game 7 of the Japan Series to win their first championship since 1992.

Best Nine Award

In 2004, Masahiro Araki of the Chunichi Dragons and Greg LaRocca, then of the Hiroshima Carp, were tied for most votes for the Central League second baseman, the first time a tie had occurred since the current two-league system was adopted.

Yoshihiro Suzuki

Yoshihiro Suzuki (鈴木義広, born January 5, 1983 in Mannō, Kagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.


see also

Eddie Gaillard

He was one of the best closers in Japan in the early 2000s, ranking third among Chunichi Dragons players in saves, after Kaku Genji and Hitoki Iwase.