Baseball: NPB's oldest player, Swallows pitcher Ishikawa, 46, to retire

Nippon Professional Baseball's oldest active player, 46-year-old Yakult Swallows pitcher Masanori Ishikawa, said Wednesday he will retire at the end of this season.The left-hander has spent his entire professional career with the Swallows since debuting in 2002 and has amassed 188 career wins, setting a Japanese professional baseball record in April last year for winning a game in 24 consecutive seasons."I have no regrets. I love baseball. It's been a really entertaining 25 years," Ishikawa, who standing at just 167 centimeters baffled opponents with his command and pitching guile, told a p…READ FULL ARTICLE