Japan’s National University Ace has also won all the popularity of its monster Sasaki
He caught both rabbits, including “skill” and “popularity.” Chiba Lotte Marines’ “Monster” Loki Sasaki topped the Pacific League pitcher list in the first round of all-star voting fan votes.
Japan’s professional baseball will host the 2022 Japan Professional Baseball All-Star Game at PayPay Dome in Fukuoka Prefecture on July 26 (hereinafter referred to as Korean time) and Botchan Stadium in Matsuyama on the 27th.
According to an announcement by the Japan Baseball Organization (NPB) on the 1st, “Monster” Sasaki won 36,896 votes in the All-Star Game fan vote, beating Japan’s national baseball team “Ace” Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Orix Buffaloes, 16,302 votes) and ranked first in the All-Star voting in the Pacific pitcher category.
Their skills and popularity are at their peak. Sasaki, who throws fastballs of up to 164 kilometers and forkballs of 150 kilometers, is making tremendous strides this year, achieving his 16th “perfect game” in 28 years in Japanese professional baseball history. Except for his high school days, he has no experience in international competitions, but he has quickly established himself as a representative pitcher of Japanese baseball.
Sasaki has made eight quality starts (less than three earned runs in six innings) in nine games this year, and has a tremendous record of five wins, no losses, and a 1.33 ERA. And his batting average during 61 innings is only 0.159 and he has 94 strikeouts.
Sasaki is running first place in the Pacific League in terms of quality starts, multiple wins, winning percentage, and strikeouts. The ERA fell one notch to second place (1.33), recording 1.29 as Yamaoka Daisuke (Orix) pitched two runs (two earned runs) in six innings on the 31st of last month. However, there is no doubt that he is still the best pitcher in Japan 안전놀이터
The reason why he did not know about the first place in the All-Star vote is because of his “competitors.” Yamamoto, who is competing with Sasaki, is also a representative pitcher of Japan. Yamamoto is 5-3 with a 1.85 ERA in nine games this year.
Although it was only the first tally, Yamakawa Hotaka (Seibu Lions, 52,025 votes) was selected as the top overall. Yamakawa is “bombing” the league with a batting average of 0.336 OPS 1.188 with 45 hits, 17 home runs and 37 RBIs in 39 games this year. He leads the Pacific League in home runs and RBIs.
Yuki Yanagita (43,721 votes, Softbank Hawks), Teruaki Sato (41,171 votes), and Munetaka Murakami (38,396 votes), who won the second most votes, were named Sasaki’s catcher Matsukawa (33,33) in fifth place
