Soichi Fujita

Soichi Fujita (藤田 宗一, Fujita Soichi, born October 17, 1972 in Yawata, Kyoto, Japan) is a retired Japanese left-handed relief pitcher who played most of his career in Nippon Professional Baseball.

Soichi Fujita
Pitcher
Born: (1972-10-17) October 17, 1972
Kyoto, Japan
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
NPB debut
April 4, 1998, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
Last Baseball Challenge League appearance
2012, for the Gunma Diamond Pegasus
NPB statistics
(through 2011 season)
Appearances600
Win–loss19–21
ERA3.89
Strikeouts366
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Japan
Men's Baseball
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place2006 San DiegoTeam

Fujita was part of the Japanese national baseball team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic.

He pitched every game of his career in relief and holds the Japanese record for most pitching appearances.


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