After 7 seasons with the Mariners, Hisashi Iwakuma’s career in Seattle has come to a close. Iwakuma authored the 5th no-hitter in club history on Aug. 12, 2015 and was an American League All-Star in 2013. He finishes his Mariners career among the top-15 pitching leaders in club history in ERA (3rd, 3.42), winning percentage (3rd, .618), wins (7th, 63), strikeouts (8th, 714), quality starts (8th, 82), starts (12th, 136) and innings pitched (12th, 883.2).
“It’s a very tough league to compete in,” Iwakuma said. “Obviously, we all know that I came here to challenge how much I could do here.