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21 Facts About Dennis Sarfate

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Dennis Scott Sarfate was born on April 9,1981 and is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Dennis Sarfate played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Saitama Seibu Lions, and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

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Dennis Sarfate holds several NPB records, including most saves in a season and most by a foreign-born pitcher.

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Dennis Sarfate is a 3× NPB All-Star, a 3× Pacific League saves leader, a 5× Japan Series Champion, won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award, won the Pacific League MVP Award, and won the Matsutaro Shoriki Award.

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Dennis Sarfate graduated from Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Arizona in 1999.

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Dennis Sarfate was the Scottsdale Tribune Pitcher of the Year in 1999.

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Dennis Sarfate attended Arizona State University in 2000, majoring in sports psychology, and Chandler-Gilbert Community College in 2001.

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Dennis Sarfate made his MLB debut on September 3,2006, striking out three batters in 1.

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Dennis Sarfate began 2009 in the Orioles' bullpen, but was placed on the disabled list in May after posting a 6.

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In 2011, Dennis Sarfate signed with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Japan's Central League.

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Dennis Sarfate quickly became one of the top closers in Japanese baseball.

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Dennis Sarfate spent one season with the Saitama Seibu Lions in 2013.

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In 2014, Dennis Sarfate joined the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, and got the final save of the 2014 Japan Series.

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In 2015, Dennis Sarfate closed out the 2015 Japan Series as well, as the Hawks won their second championship in a row.

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On July 4,2017, Dennis Sarfate recorded his 200th save, becoming the sixth pitcher in NPB history to reach that threshold and the first foreign pitcher.

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On September 5,2017, Dennis Sarfate earned his 47th save of the season, breaking the record for most single-season saves in Japanese baseball history.

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Dennis Sarfate earned two saves and a win in the 2017 Japan Series, and won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award.

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Dennis Sarfate received the Matsutaro Shoriki Award, for the year's greatest contribution to Japanese professional baseball.

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19.

Dennis Sarfate had season-ending surgery on his right hip in April 2018, after pitching six innings.

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On October 14,2020, Dennis Sarfate underwent hip reoperation and spent the 2020 season in rehabilitation.

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21.

On November 30,2021, Dennis Sarfate announced his retirement from professional baseball, having missed the past three seasons due to injury.

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