Yutaka Ohno

Yutaka Ohno (大野 豊), (born August 30, 1955) is a former Japanese baseball player of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League.

He was one of the most famous Japanese left-handed pitchers.

He was born in Izumo, Shimane.

He was known as the man from "a Japanese version of baseball played with a hard rubber ball" (軟式野球).

He led his team into five Japan Series and winning three title (1979, 1980 and 1984).

Career

 * 1st pitch on September 4, 1977.
 * 1st win on August 12, 1978.
 * Best ERA (1988 and 1997).
 * Relief Man of the Year Award winner (1991).
 * Greatest Number of Saves (1991 and 1992).
 * Sawamura Award winner (1988).
 * 148 W, 138 S, 59 CG, 19 Shutout and 1733 K.
 * Hiroshima Carp Pitching Coach (1999).
 * Japan national baseball team Pitching Coach at the Athens Olympics (2003–2004).
 * Japan national baseball team Pitching Coach at the Beijing Olympics (2007–2008).