Yuito Mori
| Yuito Mori | |
|---|---|
 Mori with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 38 | |
| pitcher | |
| Born: January 8, 1992 Kaifu District, Tokushima, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| May 11, 2014, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| NPB statistics (through 2019 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 19-16 |
| ERA | 2.84 |
| Holds | 96 |
| Saves | 74 |
| Strikeouts | 351 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Yuito Mori (森 唯斗, Mori Yuito, born January 8, 1992 in Kaifu District, Tokushima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Professional career
On October 24, 2013, Mori was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
He pitched as a Setup man until the 2017 season, but he pitched as a closer pitcher for the reason that Dennis Sarfate out of the team for surgery from the 2018 season.
He was selected for the 2018 NPB All-Star game.[2] He finished the season with 37 saves and became 2018 Pacific League saves leader.
On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[3]
References
- ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 【ソフトＢ】ドラ２位森「全身震えてる」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 26, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 出場者". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). July 3, 2018.
- ^ "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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