Former Dodger Hiroki Kuroda Heading Back To Japan
- Updated: December 27, 2014
According to Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com Hiroki Kuroda will be heading back to Japan to pitch for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Hiroki kuroda plans to return to pitch for hiroshima in 2015, as a report out of Japan indicated
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) December 27, 2014
Kuroda pitched for the Carp for ten years before coming to the United States back in 2007 when he join the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He spent four seasons in the Dodger Blue, and in 2011 pitched in over 200 innings. After the 2011 season, he signed with the Yankees and has been there ever since.
Kuroda who will turn 40 years old in February had a great season in the pinstripes last season. He went 11-9 and posted a 3.79 ERA.
Over the course of his Major League career he has gone an even 79-79 while posting a 3.45 ERA.
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