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Rick Lee Guttormson (リック・ガトームソン, 릭 구톰슨) (born January 11, 1977) is a former professional baseball starting pitcher.

Rick Guttormson
Starting pitcher
Born: (1977-01-11) January 11, 1977 (age 45) Torrance, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
KBO debut
April 9, 2009, for the Kia Tigers
KBO statistics (through 2009)
Win–loss record	13–4
Earned run average	3.24
Strikeouts	95
Teams
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2005–2006) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2007–2008) Kia Tigers (2009)
Career highlights and awards
Korean Series champion (2009) Pitched a no-hitter on May 25, 2006

He became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the history of interleague play in Japanese baseball, doing so against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on May 25, 2006. As of the 2022, he became the last foreign pitcher to throw a no hitter in Nippon Professional Baseball until 2022, when Cody Ponce of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters did so against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on the 27th of August.[1]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization

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