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Kōki Saitō
齋藤綱記
Chunichi Dragons – No. 59
Pitcher
Born: (1996-12-18) December 18, 1996 (age 27)
Kita-ku,Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

NPB debut
18 September 2016, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record4-1
Innings pitched75
Earned run average4.56
Strikeouts72
Teams

Kōki Saitō (齋藤綱記, Saitō Kōki, born December 18, 1996) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons. He previously played for the Orix Buffaloes and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.

Professional career[edit]

Starting his career at the Orix Buffaloes, Saitō was traded to the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters for catcher, Ryō Ishikawa of the Orix Buffaloes.[1] Less than a year later, Saitō would be involved in a trade alongside Shingo Usami for Yūya Gunji and Takumi Yamamoto of the Chunichi Dragons.[2]

Pitching style[edit]

Saitō's fastball tops out at 144 km/h. His normal pitch mix includes a vertical and horizontal moving slider, a curveball, a changeup and a splitter.[3] In 2017, he switched to a side-throwing action with the addition of fellow lefty, Daiki Tajima in the first round of the draft, adding more spin to his slider and improving hitting his spots inside.[4] On being traded to the Dragons, under the tutelage of Akinori Otsuka, Saito switched to a three-quarter delivery increasing his velocity and whiff rate with his slider.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ INC, SANKEI DIGITAL (2022-11-10). "日本ハム・石川亮との交換トレードが成立したオリックス・斎藤綱記は「新天地で活躍することが」「両球団への恩返し」" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  • ^ "日本ハムと中日が交換トレード正式発表 宇佐見&齋藤綱、郡司&山本…齋藤綱は1年で2度の移籍" (in Japanese). 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  • ^ "北照・斎藤プロ1本「指名だけ考えてる」 - 高校野球ニュース" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  • ^ "オリックス斎藤「記憶に残る」地元札幌でプロ初勝利 - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  • ^ "「ラストチャンス」でフォーム改造ハマった 輝き放つ中日の斎藤綱記 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 野球" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-29.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kōki_Saitō&oldid=1221307539"

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