▁ ▁T oh oku ▁Rak uten ▁Golden ▁E ag les ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Nor im oto ' s ▁ro ok ie ▁season , ▁he ▁pitch ed ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 5 - 8 ▁win – loss ▁record ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 . 3 4 ▁earned ▁run ▁average . ▁Nor im oto ▁won ▁the ▁Pacific ▁League ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Nor im oto ▁led ▁the ▁Pacific ▁League ▁in ▁strike outs ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁straight ▁season , ▁with ▁ 2 1 5 . ▁ ▁His ▁ 1 9 4 . 2 ▁inn ings ▁also ▁led ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁E RA ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 9 1 ▁mark . ▁ ▁Despite ▁these ▁achiev ements , ▁Nor im oto ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 - 1 1 ▁record , ▁his ▁first ▁losing ▁campaign ▁in ▁his ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Sam ur ai ▁Japan ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁N P B ▁season , ▁Nor im oto ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁Sam ur ai ▁Japan ▁national ▁team ▁that ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁ML B ▁All - St ars ▁in ▁an ▁exhibition ▁series ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁In ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁of ▁that ▁series ▁at ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁D ome ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁Nor im oto ▁pitch ed ▁ 5 ▁perfect ▁inn ings ▁and ▁struck ▁out ▁ 6 ▁with ▁just ▁ 6 0 ▁pitch es ▁and ▁earned ▁the ▁win