In particular, Mr. Bush became friendly with Nolan Ryan, the legendary pitcher who had just agreed to sign with the Rangers when Mr. Bush's group bought the team.

Sandy Koufax, legendary pitcher 3.

Though much of his success as a player came before modern Japanese baseball was established in 1950, he is still recognized as one of the legendary pitchers in Japanese baseball.

In 2004 and 2005 the Macoto Cobras was head-coached by Tai-Yuan Kuo, a legendary Taiwanese pitcher who played for the Seibu Lions for 13 years.

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He was not a legendary pitcher who had won his 300th game yet.

Mr. Floyd also maintains a baseball shrine in his apartment, an entire room filled with signed bats and balls, antique jerseys, old baseball advertisements and pictures of legendary pitchers.

Ageless and inimitable, the Texas Rangers' legendary pitcher announced yesterday that this season, his major league record 27th, will be his last.

(The award's name is a play on the Cy Young Award, named for a legendary pitcher, which is given annually to the top pitcher in the each of the major leagues.)

The number 54 is in memory of the catcher Kim Young-Shin who died, and the number 21 is the legendary pitcher, Park Chul-Soon, whose nickname is "Phoenix."