Ishikawa Million Stars
| Ishikawa Million Stars | |
|---|---|
| League |
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| Ballpark | Kanazawa Municipal Baseball Stadium |
| Year established | 2007 |
| Division championships | 6 (2007, 2009–2011, 2013, 2016) |
| 4 championships | 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| Colors | Blue, White, Gold |
| Ownership | Ishikawa Million Stars Co., Ltd. |
| Manager |
Eiji Kanamori (2007-2008) Shinji Mori (2009–2014) Julio Franco (2015) Masato Watanabe(2016- ) |
The Ishikawa Million Stars (石川ミリオンスターズ Ishikawa Mirion Sutāzu?) are a semi-professional baseball team in the Baseball Challenge League of Japan. The team was established in 2007. Their home is Ishikawa Prefecture. 57-year-old former Major League Baseball star Julio Franco is the team's player-manager. The team is also notable for having female knuckleball pitcher Eri Yoshida on their roster.
The team has won four Baseball Challenge League championships, in 2007, 2010, 2011, and 2013.
Ishikawa Infielder Kensuke Uchimura led the BC League in steals in 2007, which led to him being drafted by Nippon Professional Baseball's Rakuten Golden Eagles, In 2008 he became the first player to reach NPB after playing in the BC League.
Former Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) player Kazuaki Minami pitched for the Million Stars in 2008, leading to a tryout with the Chiba Lotte Marines. (Minami did not end up playing for the Marines.)
In 2009, former NPB pitcher Shinji Mori joined the Million Stars as a pitcher-coach. Retiring from playing, he took over as full-time manager in 2010, staying through the 2014 season. He returned to active duty as a player in 2013, and was the Million Stars' player-manager in 2013–2014.
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