Shigetoshi Hasegawa
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa 長谷川 滋利 |
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Born: August 1, 1968 Kakogawa, Hyogo, Japan |
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| Professional debut | |||
| NPB: April 11, 1991, for the Orix BlueWave | |||
| MLB: April 6, 1997, for the Anaheim Angels | |||
| Last appearance | |||
| NPB: 1996, for the Orix BlueWave | |||
| MLB: September 28, 2005, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| NPB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 57–45 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.33 | ||
| Strikeouts | 515 | ||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 45–43 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.70 | ||
| Strikeouts | 447 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
Shigetoshi Hasegawa (長谷川 滋利 Hasegawa Shigetoshi?, born August 1, 1968) is a retired relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and best-selling author and Japanese television personality. He achieved the most recognition when he played for the Seattle Mariners from 2002 through 2005. Previously, Hasegawa played with the Anaheim Angels (1997–2001), and before that spent six years with the Orix BlueWave. He bats and throws right-handed.
Hasegawa was drafted in the first round by the Orix BlueWave in 1990. He won 12 games in his rookie year, and received the Japanese Rookie of the Year Award in 1991. He was a teammate of Ichiro Suzuki in Japan, and won two championships with the Orix BlueWave.
Hasegawa was purchased by the Anaheim Angels in January 1997, and pitched well as a setup man. He signed with the Seattle Mariners on January 14, 2002. In 2003, Hasegawa was named to the All-Star team as a middle reliever and ended up converting 16 of 17 saves at the end of the year when Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki was injured. He concluded the season with a 1.48 ERA in 63 relief appearances.
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