hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst pˈɪtʃɚ tə θɹˈoʊ ɐ nˈoʊhˈɪɾɚɹ ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌɪntɚlˈiːɡ plˈeɪ ɪn dʒˌæpənˈiːz bˈeɪsbɔːl, dˌuːɪŋ sˌoʊ ɐɡˈɛnst ðə tˈoʊhoʊkˌuː ɹˈækjuːʔˌn̩ ɡˈoʊldən ˈiːɡəlz ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, .
He became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the history of interleague play in Japanese baseball, doing so against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on May 25, .