Manabu Saito (baseball)
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| Manabu Saito | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher / Coach | |
| Born: August 12, 1963 Shimodate, Ibaraki, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 18, 1986, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last appearance | |
| September 26, 1996, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
| NPB statistics (through 1996 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 7-10 |
| ERA | 5.53 |
| Saves | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 104 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach | |
Manabu Saito (齋藤 学, Saitō Manabu; born August 12, 1963) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current first squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
He previously played for the Chunichi Dragons and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
Saito went on to Aoyama Gakuin University, where he went 8-3 in the spring of his senior year and was named best pitcher and best nine.[1]
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