reversed his slump in 2004, matching his career high in home runs. He started every single game in 2005, batting first and playing shortstop. He also played in every inning. In 2006, he played in every inning of all 146 season games for the second year in a row. He also tied his career high for single-season hits. Ishii got his 2,000th career hit on May 11, 2006, in his first at-bat against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He was the 34th player in Japanese baseball — and the second player who has a win as a pitcher — to reach the milestone. As a result, he automatically became a member of Meikyukai, one of the two Japanese baseball halls of fame. Ishii had knee surgery during the 2006 off-season, and was removed from a game on April 1, ending his full-inning play record at 339 games (second most among active players). After spending 19 seasons with the Whales/BayStars, Ishii moved to the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2009. After retiring following the 2012 season, he became a coach for the Carp. Personal life Ishii's wife is FujiTV announcer Shiori Arase. He has two children, born in 2002 and 2005. His former wife is Azusa Senou, who was a member of CoCo. They were married from 1996 to 2000, but she left him because he frequently cheated on her with other women. One famous example occurred in 2000 when well-known NHK announcer Yumiko Udo was photographed coming out of Takuro's apartment in the early hours of the morning disguised wearing a wig. Awards Best Nine Award: 1997~2001 (shortstop) Golden Glove Award: 1993~1995 (third base), 1998 (shortstop) All-Star: 1995, 1997–2001 2000th hit: May 11, 2006 References External links Nippon Professional Baseball statistics at Baseball-Reference.com 1970 births Living people Baseball people from Tochigi Prefecture Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Yokohama Taiyō Whales players Yokohama BayStars players Hiroshima Toyo Carp players Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches