11/18/2004 |
Drafted by the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the 1st round of the 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball Draft from Tohoku High School. |
01/06/2011 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $6,065,490 with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (Nippon Professional Baseball) organization. |
01/18/2012 |
Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $56,000,000 with the Texas Rangers organization (posting fee: $51,703,411, signed from the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (Nippon Professional Baseball)). |
07/10/2012 |
Selected to the 2012 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/16/2013 |
Selected to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/15/2014 |
Selected to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/02/2017 |
Selected to the 2017 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/31/2017 |
Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for P A.J. Alexy, IF Willie Calhoun, and IF Brendon Davis. |
11/02/2017 |
Became a free agent. |
02/13/2018 |
Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $126,000,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
04/24/2020 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 13 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/01/2020 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/15/2020 |
Injured (Bone spur (elbow)), out for 2 weeks. |
06/02/2020 |
Injured on 05/31/2020, diagnosed with shoulder tendinitis, is day-to-day. |
07/28/2020 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 14 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/02/2020 |
Injured (Shoulder subluxation), day-to-day for one week. |
08/07/2020 |
Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for 4 days. |
08/25/2020 |
Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for one week. |
09/05/2020 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
09/11/2020 |
Injured on 09/10/2020, diagnosed with forearm tendinitis, will miss 3 weeks. |
01/01/2021 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
03/31/2021 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 16 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
04/11/2021 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/09/2021 |
Strikes out 15 against the Washington Nationals. |
05/16/2021 |
Injured on 05/14/2021, diagnosed with a sore shoulder, is day-to-day. |
06/21/2021 |
Injured on 06/20/2021, diagnosed with a sore shoulder, is day-to-day. |
08/08/2021 |
Injured on 08/07/2021, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day. |
08/22/2021 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for one week. |
09/03/2021 |
Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for 5 days. |
09/13/2021 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/2022 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55). |
04/02/2022 |
Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
04/19/2022 |
Strikes out 17 against the San Francisco Giants. |
04/30/2022 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/15/2022 |
Injured on 05/13/2022, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day. |
05/30/2022 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
06/05/2022 |
Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/24/2022 |
Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 3 days. |
07/15/2022 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/17/2022 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball strikeout! |
09/28/2022 |
Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/09/2022 |
Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/2023 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55). |
03/17/2023 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
04/27/2023 |
Injured on 04/26/2023, diagnosed with a finger blister, is day-to-day. |
04/30/2023 |
Injured (Forearm tendinitis), out for one week. |
06/10/2023 |
Injured on 06/08/2023, diagnosed with a torn triceps, will miss 2 months. |
08/09/2023 |
Transferred to the 60-day IL. |
08/29/2023 |
Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/20/2023 |
Injured (Strained triceps), out for 4-5 weeks. |
11/21/2023 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2024 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45). |
11/01/2024 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
2012 |
.640 |
7 |
2020 |
.619 |
9 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
2013 |
26 |
8 |
2019 |
33 |
1 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
2012 |
89 |
4 |
2013 |
80 |
3 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
2012 |
221 |
5 |
2013 |
277 |
1 |
2014 |
182 |
10 |
2019 |
229 |
7 |
2021 |
267 |
8 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
2014 |
14 |
4 |
2019 |
11 |
2 |
2022 |
15 |
6 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
2013 |
2.83 |
4 |
2020 |
3.56 |
6 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
2013 |
.262 |
6 |
2019 |
.268 |
7 |
2020 |
.287 |
4 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
2013 |
1.07 |
4 |
2019 |
1.10 |
9 |
2020 |
1.19 |
6 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
2021 |
3.87 |
7 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
2013 |
10.00 |
3 |
2020 |
11.47 |
7 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
2012 |
0.66 |
3 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
2012 |
7.34 |
3 |
2013 |
6.22 |
1 |
2019 |
7.05 |
6 |
2020 |
7.76 |
3 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
2012 |
10.40 |
2 |
2013 |
11.89 |
1 |
2019 |
11.54 |
3 |
2020 |
9.92 |
3 |
2021 |
11.53 |
3 |
2022 |
10.41 |
5 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
2020 |
.538 |
9 |
|
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
2014 |
1 |
5 |
2020 |
2 |
8 |
2021 |
2 |
9 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
2012 |
6.2 |
4 |
2013 |
6.7 |
4 |
2022 |
4.9 |
7 |
|
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