I hate to agree with this dumbass but is this guy well known enough that I should know who he is or what he does?
Apparently he was the Nolan Ryan of the Japanese bigs. He and his wife had just split up. Suicide at 42
People, especially Yankees fans, will always beat up on him, but the guy had severe mental problems. Unfortunately for him, he just couldn't handle them anymore. RIP Hideki-san.
Can't help but think of the City-Wok Southpark episode where he talks about how japanese people have the highest suicide rate "Oh no imma japanese i had a bad day im gonna kill myself"