Rick Guttormson

Rick Guttormson
Rick Guttormson
	Starting pitcher
	Born: January 11, 1977; Torrance, California
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
	NPB: May 22, 2005, for the Yakult Swallows
	KBO: April 9, 2009, for the Kia Tigers
Last appearance
	NPB: September 28, 2008, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
	KBO: September 25, 2009, for the Kia Tigers
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	27–29
Earned run average	3.52
Strikeouts	329
KBO statistics
Win–loss record	13–4
Earned run average	3.24
Strikeouts	95
Teams
	Yakult Swallows (2005–2006); Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2007–2008); Kia Tigers (2009);
Career highlights and awards
	NPB Pitched a no-hitter on May 25, 2006; KBO Korean Series champion (2009);

Rick Lee Guttormson (リック・ガトームソン, 릭 구톰슨) (born January 11, 1977) is a former professional baseball starting pitcher.

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, 2006. He was the last foreign pitcher to throw a no hitter in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) until 2022, when Cody Ponce of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters did so against the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on the 27th of August.^[1]

On July 13, 2007, he tested positive for finasteride, which was banned by NPB due to its use as a masking agent, and suspended for 20 days.^[2]

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