Manabu Saito (baseball)

Manabu Saito (齋藤 学, Saitō Manabu, born August 12, 1963) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current first squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Manabu Saito
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 73
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1963-08-12) August 12, 1963
Shimodate, Ibaraki, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 18, 1986, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last appearance
September 26, 1996, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 1996 season)
Win–loss record7-10
ERA5.53
Saves3
Strikeouts104
Teams
As player

As coach

He previously played for the Chunichi Dragons and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.

Early baseball career

Saito went on to Aoyama Gakuin University, where he went 8-3 in the spring of his senior year and was named best pitcher and best nine.[1]

Professional career

Active player era

On November 20, 1985, Saito was drafted by the Chunichi Dragons in the 1985 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]

During the Chunichi era, he pitched in 24 games in four seasons from 1986 to 1989, going a 0-1 Win–loss record with an ERA of 8.64.[2]

He was traded to the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks for Kiyoshi Yamanaka and pitched in 111 games over eight seasons from the 1990 to 1997 seasons, posting a record of a 7-9 Win–loss record, a 3 Saves, and a 5.05 ERA.[2]

After retirement

Saito retired and became the pitching coach for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the 2001 season, having previously served as the first squad pitching coach, second squad pitching coach, and rehabilitation coach.[2]

He's been the first squad pitching coach since the 2022 season.[3]

References
  1. "Aoyama Gakuin University Baseball Club OB Introduction OB紹介 プロ野球関係". Aoyama Gakuin University Baseball Club (in Japanese). Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. "Weekly Baseball Online news 齋藤学 プロフィール". Weekly Baseball Online (in Japanese). Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  3. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2021/11/1(月) プレスリリース 2022年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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