Yasuhiko Yabuta
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| Kansas City Royals — No. 27 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 19, 1973 | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 5, 2008 for the Kansas City Royals | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through April 5, 2008) |
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| Wins-Losses | 0-0 |
| Earned Run Average | 0.00 |
| Strikeouts | 0 |
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Yasuhiko Yabuta (薮田 安彦 Yabuta Yasuhiko?, born June 19, 1973 in Kishiwada, Osaka) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. He formerly played for the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He competed in the 2006 World Baseball Classic and struck out Alex Rodriguez, Johnny Damon, and Derrek Lee.
He played as set up in 2007. His record of 2007: 58 games, 4W-6L, 4S, 2.73 ERA.
After the 2007 season, he declared his free agency and came to America to pursue a Major League Baseball career. On November 22, 2007, the Kansas City Star reported that the Kansas City Royals agreed with Yabuta on a two year contract with a club option for 2010.[1]
Yabuta officially signed with the Royals on November 28, 2007. He signed a two-year, $6,000,000 deal with the Kansas City Royals. The deal included a $4m club option for a third year.
His teammates on the Royals have given him the nickname "Shake."[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Dutton, Bob. "Royals 'move on' after Hunter signs with Angels", November 22, 2007. Accessed November 23, 2007.
- ^ Optometrist 2 for 2 at Fenway Accessed May 23, 2008.
[edit] External links
- MLB.com Player Profile
- (Japanese) Yasuhiko Yabuta Official Web Site
- Japanese league stats and info of Yasuhiko Yabuta
- The Baseball Cube Player Profile
- ESPN.com Player Profile
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