Yukiya Saitoh Explained

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.

Career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Register : Saitoh, Yukiya (Hiroshima Toyo Carp). March 31, 2022.
  2. News: 阪神タイガースとトレードが成立 . Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters . 2022-10-18.
  3. News: 日本ハムから移籍の阪神・渡辺、高浜が会見 渡辺「開幕レギュラー」高浜「キャリアハイを」 . . 2022-02-17.