Naoyuki Shimizu

{{Infobox baseball biography

| name = Naoyuki Shimizu

| image = Naoyuki_Shimizu_on_May_5,_2010.jpg

| image_size = 250

| team = Okinawa Blue Oceans

| number =

| position = Pitcher / Coach

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|11|24}}

| birth_place = Kyoto, Japan

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = NPB

| debutdate = April 1

| debutyear = 2000

| debutteam = Chiba Lotte Marines

| finalleague = NPB

| finaldate = August 20

| finalyear = 2011

| finalteam = Yokohama DeNA BayStars

| statyear = 2011 season

| statleague = NPB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 105-100

| stat2label = Earned run average

| stat2value = 4.16

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 1,154

| stat4label = Saves

| stat4value = 0

| stat5label = Holds

| stat5value = 0

| teams =

As player

Chiba Lotte Marines ({{npby|2000}}–{{npby|2009}})
Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars ({{npby|2010}}–{{npby|2012}})

As coach

Chiba Lotte Marines ({{npby|2018}}–{{npby|2019}})
Okinawa Blue Oceans ({{npby|2020}}–present)

| highlights =

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{{nihongo|Naoyuki Shimizu|清水直行|Shimizu Naoyuki|born November 24, 1975}}, nicknamed "Nao",{{ cite web | url=https://www.marines.co.jp/special/2019marinefesta/#nickname | title=ニックネーム | work=千葉ロッテマリーンズオフィシャルサイト「マリンフェスタ」特設サイト | language=Japanese | date= | accessdate=April 23, 2019 }} is a former professional baseball player from Kyoto, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Career

He attended Hōtoku Gakuen High School.{{cn|date=December 2022}} He joined the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.{{cite web | title=Naoyuki Shimizu Biography and Statistics | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/naoyuki-shimizu-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213432/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/naoyuki-shimizu-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2020-04-17 | publisher=Sports-Reference.com | date= | accessdate=2009-04-13}} He also played with the Japanese national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.{{cite web | title=World Baseball Classic: Japan | url=http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2006/teams/index.jsp?sid=t843 | publisher=MLB Advanced Media, L.P. | accessdate=2009-04-13 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://archive.today/20060414231610/http://www.worldbaseballclassic.com/2006/teams/index.jsp?sid=t843 | archivedate=2006-04-14 }} Tragedy struck in January 2008 when Shimizu's wife died.{{Citation needed|date=April 2009}} He has three kids.

After ten seasons with the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2000 to 2009, Shimizu became a free agent and signed with the Yokohama BayStars. His career numbers with the Marines were 93 wins against 85 losses, with a career 4.02 ERA, tossing 38 complete games and nine shutouts.