Yukiya Saitoh | |
Position: | Pitcher |
Team: | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
Number: | 48 |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 5 January 1995 |
Birth Place: | Higashine, Yamagata, Japan |
Debutleague: | NPB |
Debutdate: | April 19 |
Debutyear: | 2019 |
Debutteam: | Hanshin Tigers |
Statyear: | 2022 season |
Stat1label: | Win-loss record |
Stat1value: | 1-2 |
Stat2label: | Earned run average |
Stat2value: | 5.01 |
Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
Stat3value: | 66 |
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is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1] He has previously played in NPB for the Hanshin Tigers.
On October 18, 2022, during the off-season, Saitoh was traded to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in a two-for-two trade alongside Taiga Egoshi, with Ryo Watanabe, and Yuto Takahama heading to Hanshin in return.[2] [3]