Ten Japanese and American professional teams made him offers. Nor did he disappoint expectations once in the majors. He still holds the Japanese fastball record with 155 kph. And he was the first rookie ever to pitch a no-hitter in the Japanese majors.
一入職業隊，他未負眾望，一五五公里的球速，至今仍是全日本第一；他同時還創下日本職棒界有史以來新人完投（獨撐九局，讓對方無安打、無得分）的比賽記錄。