Satoshi Fukuda

Satoshi Fukuda
Satoshi Fukuda
	Pitcher
	Born: September 12, 1983 (age 40); Kishiwada, Osaka
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
	April 1, 2006, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics ; (through 2015)
Win–loss	22–15
ERA	4.15
Strikeouts	205
Teams
	Yomiuri Giants (2006 – 2015);

Satoshi Fukuda (福田ふくだ聡志さとし, Fukuda Satoshi, born September 12, 1983 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) pitcher who last played for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Central League.

In October, 2015, Fukuda was named as a result of an investigation conducted by the Giants into illegal betting on professional and high school baseball games by its players. On 9 November 2015, the Giants organization terminated Fukuda's contract, along with fellow pitchers Shoki Kasahara and Ryuya Matsumoto.^[1] On 10 November the NPB league commissioner penalized the three players with indefinite disqualification. Under league rules, Fukuda will be able to apply for readmission to the league after 5 years if he satisfies the commissioner that he is remorseful for his actions.^[2] The disqualification extends to American Major League Baseball and the professional leagues in China, Korea and Taiwan. The players avoided permanent disqualification because the investigation found no evidence that they were involved in fixing matches.^[2]

The Giants were also fined ¥10 million over the incident and the team's representative at the NPB, Atsushi Harasawa, resigned to take responsibility.^[3]

References[edit]

^ "巨人きょじんが野球やきゅう賭博とばく関与かんよの福田ふくだ聡志さとしや松本まつもと竜也たつやら3選手せんしゅと契約けいやく解除かいじょへ" [Giants to terminate 3 players including Satoshi Fukuda and Ryuya Matsumoto for gambling on baseball]. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "【巨人きょじん】福田ふくだ、笠原かさはら、松本まつもと竜りゅうに無期むき失格しっかく処分しょぶん事情じじょう聴取ちょうしゅで事実じじつ関係かんけい認みとめる" [Giants' Fukuda, Kasahara, Matusmoto disqualified indefinitely, made admissions at hearing] (in Japanese). 11 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
^ "Giants pitchers to be banned from baseball for betting on games". Japan Times. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

External links[edit]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com

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[1] "巨人きょじんが野球やきゅう賭博とばく関与かんよの福田ふくだ聡志さとしや松本まつもと竜也たつやら3選手せんしゅと契約けいやく解除かいじょへ" [Giants to terminate 3 players including Satoshi Fukuda and Ryuya Matsumoto for gambling on baseball]. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

[penalty-2] "【巨人きょじん】福田ふくだ、笠原かさはら、松本まつもと竜りゅうに無期むき失格しっかく処分しょぶん事情じじょう聴取ちょうしゅで事実じじつ関係かんけい認みとめる" [Giants' Fukuda, Kasahara, Matusmoto disqualified indefinitely, made admissions at hearing] (in Japanese). 11 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

[fine-3] "Giants pitchers to be banned from baseball for betting on games". Japan Times. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

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