Kazumi Saito

Kazumi Saito
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 011
Starting pitcher / Coach / Manager
Born: (1977-11-30) November 30, 1977 (age 46) Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
October 5, 1997, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last appearance
September 27, 2007, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics (through 2010 season)
Win–loss record	79-23
ERA	3.33
Strikeouts	846
Teams
As player Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (1996–2010) As coach / manager Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2011–2013, 2023–present)
Career highlights and awards
Japanese Triple Crown (2006) 2x Eiji Sawamura Award winner (2003, 2006) 2x Best Nine Award winner (2003, 2006) 2x Most Valuable Battery (2003, 2006) 2x NPB All-Star (2003, 2006)
Last updated on: April 17, 2021

Kazumi Saito (斉藤 和巳, Saitō Kazumi, born November 30, 1977) is a Japanese former professional baseball starting pitcher, and current fourth squad manager for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.^[1] He was a two-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award (2003, 2006), but did not pitch in a regular season game after October 2007 due to various shoulder injuries.