“He’s doing well, but having a game like this at such an early stage of his career is remarkable,” Iguchi said. The previous record for consecutive strikeouts was set in 1957 by the Hankyu Braves’ Takao Kajimoto and equaled only once, in 1958 by Toei Flyers ace Masayuki Dobashi. Japan’s single-game strikeout record of 19 was set in 1995 by Koji Noda of the Orix BlueWave. “I have to give credit to Matsukawa for calling such a great game and doing a solid job with the bat as well. This is not something everyone can go through, so it’s a great experience,” he said. “We were all on edge on the bench, but so were the guys in the field. Marines manager Tadahito Iguchi sounded more excited than his pitcher. Adeiny Hechavarria singled in one run before Matsukawa helped out his batterymate some more with a three-run double. With one out in the inning, Miyagi (0-2) hit Shogo Nakamura with a pitch, and the Marines captain dashed home from first on Brandon Laird’s RBI double. Orix lefty Hiroya Miyagi, last year’s PL rookie of the year, allowed a run in the first on two no-out singles and a groundout but kept his team in the game until Lotte erupted in a five-run sixth. “Now, I want to do my best to pitch well next time.” “The big thing today was getting ahead in counts, being able to throw strikes,” Sasaki said. Sasaki needed 105 pitches to get the job done in front of home fans at Zozo Marine Stadium outside Tokyo. Sasaki set the consecutive strikeout record by fanning Yoshida to end the fourth with his 10th straight. The Marines youngster started the game with a pair of groundouts before striking out two-time reigning PL batting champion Masataka Yoshida for his first of the game.
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Sasaki tied a Nippon Professional Baseball record by striking out 19 batters when pinch-hitter Yutaro Sugimoto, the reigning PL home run champ, fanned at a forkball for the final out. I figured it would be OK if I gave up a hit, so I just pitched and put my trust in Matsukawa right until the end. “Honestly, I wasn’t thinking about the possibility (of a perfect game). “This is the greatest,” Sasaki told fans after he and 18-year-old rookie catcher Ko Matsukawa teamed up on the masterpiece. It was also Japan’s first perfect game since May 18, 1994.
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His no-hitter was the 94th in Japanese pro baseball and the first since Aug. The 20-year-old right-hander, whose father was killed in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan’s northeast coast, was heavily scouted by Major League Baseball teams before signing with the Marines out of high school prior to the 2020 season.
An international draft, which is being discussed, would limit his options and earning potential even further.Chiba – Lotte Marines pitcher Roki Sasaki set a Japanese pro baseball record by striking out 13 consecutive batters en route to Japan’s 16th perfect game on Sunday in a 6-0 Pacific League win over the Orix Buffaloes. Sasaki will have to wait until he's 25 to avoid the bonus pools. The Marines have posted only one player in their history: infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who signed with the Minnesota Twins in 2010.Įven if the Marines do post Sasaki, MLB's international free-agent system would subject him to the bonus pools, limiting his earning potential (the largest bonus pools are in the $6 million to $7 million range each year).
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He must accrue nine years of service time to be eligible for international free agency, and while he could request the Marines post him for MLB teams earlier than that, they are not obligated to do so. When - and if - Sasaki will come over to MLB is unknown. Parker's splitter last season generated a 36 percent whiff rate and a. Sasaki's break numbers, meanwhile, compare most favorably to those of Blake Parker (2.9, 7.40). That velocity would rank as the second fastest, trailing only Hirokazu Sawamura of the Boston Red Sox.
Sasaki's splitter checks in at 91.2 mph with 2.30 inches of induced vertical break and 7.80 inches of horizontal break. Anderson recently provided a scouting report:Īccording to data obtained by CBS Sports from Sunday's start, Sasaki's fastball averaged better than 99.5 mph and featured 19.8 inches of induced vertical break and 15.4 inches of horizontal break. Armed with a triple-digit fastball and a devastating splitter, Sasaki is arguably the best pitcher in the world not employed by an MLB team.
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