Yasuhiko Yabuta
| Yasuhiko Yabuta 薮田 安彦 |
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| Chiba Lotte Marines — No. 49 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 19, 1973 Kishiwada, Osaka, Japan |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Professional debut | |
| NPB: 1996 for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| MLB: April 5, 2008 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–Loss | 3–4 |
| Earned run average | 7.14 |
| Strikeouts | 34 |
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Competitor for  Japan |
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| Gold | 2006 San Diego | Team |
Yasuhiko Yabuta (薮田 安彦 Yabuta Yasuhiko, born June 19, 1973 in Kishiwada, Osaka) is a Japanese baseball pitcher. He currently plays for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He competed in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and struck out Alex Rodriguez, Johnny Damon, and Derrek Lee.
He was the setup man in 2007 recording a 4–6 record with a 2.73 ERA in 58 games.
After the 2007 season, he declared his free agency and came to America to pursue a Major League Baseball career. On November 22, 2007, the Kansas City Star reported that the Kansas City Royals agreed with Yabuta on a two-year contract with a club option for 2010.[1]
Yabuta officially signed with the Royals on November 28, 2007. He signed a two-year, $6,000,000 deal with the Kansas City Royals. The deal included a $4m club option for a third year.
Yabuta was sent down to Triple-A Omaha on June 25, 2008. He was designated for assignment on August 2 and was eventually sent outright to the minors. He was brought back to the Royals when the rosters expanded on September 1.
His teammates on the Royals have given him the nickname "Shake."[2]
On November 24, 2009, he signed a one-year deal with his old team Chiba Lotte.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Dutton, Bob. "Royals 'move on' after Hunter signs with Angels", November 22, 2007. Accessed November 23, 2007.
- ^ Optometrist 2 for 2 at Fenway Accessed May 23, 2008.
- ^ Yabuta returning to old club Lotte Accessed November 23, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or The Baseball Cube
- (Japanese) Yasuhiko Yabuta Official Web Site
- Japanese league stats and info of Yasuhiko Yabuta
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