The Swallows were reluctant to release Ishii in the 2005 off-season, but promised they would allow him to come to the majors if he was able to play another full season in Japan (a similar promise was made to Akinori Iwamura, who signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays).
Maki Ishii | Koichi Ishii | Satoshi Ishii | Ken Ishii | Teruo Ishii | Takuro Ishii | Takashi Ishii | ShirÅ Ishii | Seiichi Ishii | Motoko Ishii | Makoto Ishii | Katsuhito Ishii | Hisaichi Ishii | Hirotoshi Honda |