Lenn Haruki Sakata was born on June 8,1954 and is an American former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a utility player from 1977 to 1987 and was a member of the Baltimore Orioles 1983 World Series Championship team.
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Lenn Sakata was the second Asian American to play Major League Baseball.
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Lenn Sakata was acquired by the Orioles from the Brewers for John Flinn on December 6,1979.
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Lenn Sakata began 1981 as a reserve and missed time in May due to a sprained ankle.
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Lenn Sakata is remembered in Orioles lore during the 1983 pennant race when he substituted to play catcher, a position he had not played since childhood, in the tenth inning of the August 24,1983 game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium.
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Lenn Sakata then hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the tenth to win the game.
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Lenn Sakata has served as manager of the Modesto A's, San Jose Giants, Bakersfield Blaze, and Fresno Grizzlies.
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On May 31,2007 Lenn Sakata notched his 527th victory as a California League manager, setting the record for lifetime wins.
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Lenn Sakata became the farm team manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines in Japan in 2008.
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Lenn Sakata returned to American baseball in 2011, becoming the hitting coach for Asheville Tourists.
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In 2020, Lenn Sakata was named the new manager of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
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Lenn Sakata has returned to the San Jose Giants for the 2021 season.
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Lenn Sakata was selected by CNN Sports Illustrated as one of the 50 greatest sports figures in Hawaii's history and is a member of the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame located in the Bishop Museum.
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Lenn Sakata is a member of Gonzaga University's Sports Hall of Fame.
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