Ryota Igarashi
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Ryota Igarashi (五十嵐 亮太, Igarashi Ryōta, born May 28, 1979) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.
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Ryota Igarashi 五十嵐亮太 | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: (1979-05-28) May 28, 1979 (age 45) Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan | |
Batted: Right-handed Threw: Right-handed | |
Professional debut | |
NPB: April 20, 1999, for the Yakult Swallows | |
MLB: April 8, 2010, for the New York Mets | |
Last appearance | |
NPB: October 25, 2020, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
MLB: August 12, 2012, for the New York Yankees | |
NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
Win–loss record | 65–39 |
Earned run average | 2.93 |
Holds | 163 |
Saves | 70 |
Strikeouts | 920 |
MLB statistics (through 2012 season) | |
Win–loss record | 5–2 |
Earned run average | 6.41 |
Strikeouts | 72 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Igarashi began his career with the Yakult Swallows of NPB in 1999. For Yakult, he was a five-time All-Star. After the 2009 season, Igarashi signed with the New York Mets of MLB as a free agent and pitched for them in 2010 and 2011. He briefly pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees of MLB in 2012.