Masahiro Sakumoto

On November 22, 1995, Sakumoto was drafted fourth round pick by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the 1995 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.^[4]

Sakumoto had been active as a setup man since his rookie year, pitched in 73 games in the 1996 and 1997 seasons.^[2]

In 1998 season, Sakumoto pitched as a starting pitcher and recorded a record of 6-2 win–loss record and a one Saves.^[2]

He played seven seasons with the Hawks, but was traded to the Hanshin Tigers exchange to Masashi Matsuda in the off-season of 2002.^[2]

He pitched in only 10 games in three seasons with the Tigers and was released in the off-season of 2005.^[2]

In 2006 season, Sakumoto transferred to the Yokohama BayStars and pitched in 21 games as a relief pitcher, recorded 0–0 win–loss record, and an ERA of 3.86.^[2]

In 2007 season, Sakumoto announced his retirement.

Sakumoto pitched in 183 games in 11 seasons overall, compiling with a 19–24 win–loss record, a 4 saves, and a 4.67 ERA.^[4]

After his retirement, Sakumoto worked as a team staff member for the Yokohama BayStars from the 2008 season to the 2011 season and served as a batting practice pitcher.

After that, he worked as a company employee in his hometown of Okinawa until 2014.^[4]

On November 7, 2014, Sakumoto was appointed as the third squad pitching coach of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.^[4]

He served as the fourth squad pitching coach starting in the 2023 season.^[5]

On December 2, 2023, Sakumoto was transferred to the third squad pitching coach.^[1]

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
• 86 Masahiro Sakumoto PLAYERS2024 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site

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