Kazuhiro "Daimajin" Sasaki is a former Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher.
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11 Facts About Kazuhiro Sasaki
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Kazuhiro Sasaki joined a bullpen that had been one of the worst in the Major Leagues, and during his rookie year won the closer job from a floundering Jose Mesa.
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Kazuhiro Sasaki complemented it with a four-seam fastball that topped out at mid-90s.
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Kazuhiro Sasaki maintained a rigorous throwing program, sometimes at odds with club management, that saw him throw up to 100 pitches following games in which he did not appear.
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For three years, along with Jeff Nelson and Arthur Rhodes, Kazuhiro Sasaki was an integral member of the back of Seattle's bullpen.
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Kazuhiro Sasaki decided to leave the Mariners before the last year of his contract in 2004, giving up $8.
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Kazuhiro Sasaki resumed his career with the BayStars upon returning to Japan, where he pitched for another year.
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Kazuhiro Sasaki's 37 saves in his rookie season with the Seattle Mariners remained a Major League Baseball record for saves by a rookie until Neftali Feliz broke it in 2010 with 40.
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Kazuhiro Sasaki is currently the general representative of D'Station Racing in the Super GT series.
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Kazuhiro Sasaki has appeared as a judge on the Iron Chef television program.
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Kazuhiro Sasaki had a side recording career, with an album of his vocals over techno beats.
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