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Hiroto Saiki

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Saiki Hiroto
Hanshin Tigers – No. 35
Pitcher
Born: (1998-11-07) November 7, 1998 (age 25)
Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
October 5, 2017, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
(through September 24, 2023)
Win–loss20-17
Earned run average2.81
Strikeout248
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Hiroto Saiki (才ざい木き 浩人ひろと, Saiki Hiroto, born November 7, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Early baseball career

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Hiroto started baseball early when he played catcher for his school's team in his first grade. He specialized as a pitcher in junior high, and helped his team win championships and runner ups in his hometown's local tournaments.[1][2]

He then went on to become the ace pitcher of Suma Shofu High School, where in his 2nd year, he led the team to win runner-up in the prefectural tournament. Despite his team never making it to either Spring Koshien or Summer Koshien, his 140 km/h fastball caught the attention of both NPB and MLB scouts alike.[3][4]

Professional career

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Hanshin Tigers selected Saiki on the 3rd round of the 2016 NPB draft.[5] He signed a 50 million yen contract with the Tigers, with an estimated 6 million yen annual salary. He was assigned the jersey number 35.[6]

On December 2, 2020, he become a free agent.[7] On December 8, 2020, Saiki re-signed with the Tigers.[8]

Playing Style

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Standing at 189 cm, Saiki is a right-handed pitcher whose arsenal consists of fastballs clocked at a maximum of 157 km/h, sliders, curveballs and splitters.[9] In addition, he also has recently started throwing a cutter.[10] He aims to follow the footsteps of his teammate and fellow high-school draft Shintaro Fujinami who is known for his high velocity pitches.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "阪神はんしん能見のみのイチ押おし 須磨すま翔しょう風ふう・才ざい木き「藤浪ふじなみ超こえ」だ - 野球やきゅう : 日刊にっかんスポーツ". Nikkan Sports. 2016-12-05. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  2. ^ "阪神はんしん3位い 須磨すま翔しょう風ふう・才ざい木き「藤浪ふじなみさんいつか超こえる". Sports Nippon. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  3. ^ "兵庫ひょうご・須磨すま翔しょう風ふうの187センチ右腕うわん・才ざい木き「私立しりつには絶対ぜったい負まけない」". Sports Hochi. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  4. ^ "【兵庫ひょうご】「藤浪ふじなみ２世せい」須磨すま翔しょう風ふう・才ざい木き、2回戦かいせんで散ちる…日米にちべい12球団きゅうだん25人にんのスカウトは絶賛ぜっさん". Sports Hochi. Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  5. ^ "阪神はんしんタイガース 選択せんたく選手せんしゅ一覧いちらん". NPB.jp 日本にっぽん野球やきゅう機構きこう (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "阪神はんしんドラフト3位い・才ざい木きが仮かり契約けいやく 「1年ねん目めの藤浪ふじなみさんに近ちかづければ」". Daily Sports. 2017-03-03.
  7. ^ "2020年度ねんど 自由じゆう契約けいやく選手せんしゅ". NPB.jp 日本にっぽん野球やきゅう機構きこう (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "育成いくせい選手せんしゅ契約けいやくについて". 阪神はんしんタイガース 公式こうしきサイト (in Japanese). December 8, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  9. ^ ""雑草ざっそう"阪神はんしん・才ざい木きＧ倒たおせプロ１勝しょう "高校こうこうビッグ４"に「プロでは負まけたくない」". Sports Nippon. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  10. ^ "阪神はんしん・才ざい木き、新しん球たま習得しゅうとくだ！小ちいさく変化へんか…香田こうだ投手とうしゅＣ直伝じきでん「カットボール」". Sankei Sports. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
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