Tsuyoshi Wada

Tsuyoshi Wada
和田毅
Tsuyoshi Wada; 和田毅
	Wada with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2016.
	Pitcher
	Born: February 21, 1981 (age 43); Kōnan, Aichi, Japan
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
Professional debut
	NPB: April 1, 2003, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
	MLB: July 8, 2014, for the Chicago Cubs
Last appearance
	NPB: October 1, 2024, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
	MLB: September 4, 2015, for the Chicago Cubs
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	160-89
ERA	3.18
Strikeouts	1,901; (Team record)
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	5–5
Earned run average	3.36
Strikeouts	88
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2003–2011); Chicago Cubs (2014–2015); Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2016–2024);
Career highlights and awards
	Pacific League Rookie of the Year (2003); Pacific League MVP (2010); Golden Spirit Award (2006); Pacific League Best Nine Award (2010); 2× Pacific League the most wins Champion (2010, 2016); Pacific League Winning percentage Leader (2016); 6× NPB All-Star (2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2023); 5× Japan Series champion (2003, 2011, 2017, 2019–2020);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
World Baseball Classic

Tsuyoshi Wada (和田毅, Wada Tsuyoshi, born February 21, 1981) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2003 to 2011, and 2016 to 2024 for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2014 to 2015 for the Chicago Cubs.

Wada pitched in the 2004 Athens and 2008 Beijing Olympics as well as the 2006 World Baseball Classic for the Japanese national team. He set a Tokyo Big6 Baseball League record with 476 strikeouts during his college career at Waseda University and was the Pacific League Most Valuable Rookie in 2003.