Takeru Sasaki
| Takeru Sasaki | |
|---|---|
| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 26 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 13, 1996 Aomori, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| June 11, 2021, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |
| NPB statistics (through July 2, 2021) | |
| Win–Loss Record | 0-0 |
| Earned Run Average | 5.87 |
| Strikeouts | 4 |
| Teams | |
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Takeru Sasaki (佐々木武, Sasaki Takeru, born May 13, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career[]
Sasaki was drafted by the Saitama Seibu Lions with the team’s 2nd pick in the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
On June 11, 2021, Sasaki made his NPB debut, pitching 2.0 scoreless innings against the Chunichi Dragons. On July 2, Sasaki became the first player in NPB history to be ejected while facing the first batter of the game. His 3rd pitch of the game hit Orix Buffaloes leadoff hitter Shuhei Fukuda in the head, which resulted in an automatic ejection.[2]
References[]
- ^ "2020 NPB draft - BR Bullpen". www.baseball-reference.com.
- ^ @NPB_Reddit (2 July 2021). "Seibu Lions pitcher Takeru Sasaki became the 1st pitcher in NPB history to be ejected while facing the 1st batter o…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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Categories:
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Saitama Seibu Lions players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers