Gunma Diamond Pegasus

Gunma Diamond Pegasus
Gunma Diamond Pegasus
Information
League	Baseball Challenge League Future—East;
Ballpark	Takasaki City Jonan Baseball Stadium
Year established	2008
Division championships	5 (2008–2010,2014,2016)
3 championships	2009,2014,2016
Colors	Black, Blue;
Ownership	Gunma Sports Management, Inc.

The Gunma Diamond Pegasus (群馬ダイヤモンドペガサス, Gunma Daiyamondo Pegasasu) are a semi-professional baseball team in the Baseball Challenge League of Japan. The team was established as part of the expansion of the league, and began play in the 2008 season. Their home is Gunma Prefecture.

Franchise history

The Diamond Pegasus were Jōshin'etsu Division winners from 2008–2010; they won the Baseball Challenge League championship in 2009.

Long-time Yomiuri Giants outfielder Takayuki Shimizu played for Gunma in 2010. Venezuelan left-hander Robert Zarate pitched for Gunma in 2010 before signing with Nippon Professional Baseball's Hanshin Tigers.[1]

Long-time NPB reliever Soichi Fujita pitched for Gunma in 2012, as did French players Frédéric Hanvi and Felix Brown.[2]

The 2014 Diamond Pegasus roster had a strong Venezuelan flavor: Long-time Nippon Professional Baseball slugger Alex Ramírez played for the team as a player-coach, hitting .305 with 7 home runs and 38 RBI in 45 games.[3] Fellow countrymen and also former NPB players Levi Romero and Robert Zarate (who returned to the team after three seasons with Hanshin) were also on the 2014 squad.[1]

Following the 2014 season, Ramírez retired from playing and was named the Gunma Pegasus' Senior Director.[4] Zarate was scouted by Major League Baseball's Tampa Bay Rays, and in 2015 joined their organization.[5]

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References

Gen. "BC League: Gunma agrees to terms with former NPB players Romero and Zarate," Yakyabaka.com (April 26, 2014).
Patrick. "Japan’s Independent Leagues 2014," NPB Tracker (09 February 2014).
Hongo, Jun. "Longtime Baseball Star Alex Ramirez Retires From the Diamond," Wall Street Journal blog (Oct. 15, 2014).
Gen. "Alex Ramirez named Gunma Diamond Pegasus Senior Director," Yakyubaka.com (Oct. 29, 2014).
Topkin, Marc. "Rays manager Kevin Cash plans more stable lineup," Tampa Bay Times (February 7, 2015): "If LHP Robert Zarate contributes, credit the Rays' international scouts, who saw the 28-year-old Venezuelan pitch last year for a Japanese independent league club, the Gunma Diamond Pegasus."

External links

Gunma Diamond Pegasus Official Site (in Japanese)

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[Yakyubaka-1] Gen. "BC League: Gunma agrees to terms with former NPB players Romero and Zarate," Yakyabaka.com (April 26, 2014).

[2] Patrick. "Japan’s Independent Leagues 2014," NPB Tracker (09 February 2014).

[3] Hongo, Jun. "Longtime Baseball Star Alex Ramirez Retires From the Diamond," Wall Street Journal blog (Oct. 15, 2014).

[4] Gen. "Alex Ramirez named Gunma Diamond Pegasus Senior Director," Yakyubaka.com (Oct. 29, 2014).

[5] Topkin, Marc. "Rays manager Kevin Cash plans more stable lineup," Tampa Bay Times (February 7, 2015): "If LHP Robert Zarate contributes, credit the Rays' international scouts, who saw the 28-year-old Venezuelan pitch last year for a Japanese independent league club, the Gunma Diamond Pegasus."