Shō Ishikawa


Shō Ishikawa is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Chunichi Dragons.
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Career

Chunichi Dragons

On October 20, 2017, Ishikawa was selected as the 2nd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2017 NPB draft and on 10 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥60,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥7,000,000 yearly salary.
Ishikawa made only one appearance for Chunichi during his eight-year stint with the team, tossing a scoreless inning with no strikeouts.

Saraperos de Saltillo

On January 7, 2026, Ishikawa signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League.

Personal life

Ishikawa's mother is Filipino and his father is Japanese. As a boy, Ishikawa liked watching former Yokohama DeNA BayStars fireballer Marc Kroon as well as Hanshin Tigers fireman, Kyuji Fujikawa. He admires Yomiuri Giants ace, Tomoyuki Sugano as well as former Giants star Suguru Egawa.