Masaki Saito 斎藤 雅樹 | |
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Pitcher / Coach | |
Born: Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan | February 18, 1965|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
April 6, 1984, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
Last appearance | |
September 30, 2001, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
NPB statistics (through 2001) | |
Win–loss | 180–96 |
ERA | 2.77 |
Strikeouts | 1,707 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
Member of the Japanese | |
Baseball Hall of Fame | |
Induction | 2016 |
Masaki Saito (斎藤 雅樹, Saitō Masaki, born February 18, 1965 in Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher. He played for the Yomiuri Giants from 1984 to 2001. He won the Eiji Sawamura Award three times, 1989, 1995, and 1996, and he won the Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award in 1990.