Naoya Masuda (益田 直也, born October 25, 1989, in
Kinokawa, Wakayama
260px, Kinokawa City Hall
is a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 60,592 in 26652 households and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Kinokawa is loca ...
) is a
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture
** Japanese diaspor ...
professional
baseball
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pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
for the
Chiba Lotte Marines
The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd.
History
The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural ...
of
Japan
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's
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
.
Career
In the 2021 season, Masuda set a Marines club record for saves, with 38,
while posting a 2.24 ERA with 68 strikeouts and earning NPB All-Star honors on the year.
References
External links
Nippon Professional Baseball
1989 births
Living people
Baseball people from Wakayama Prefecture
People from Kinokawa, Wakayama
Japanese baseball players
Chiba Lotte Marines players
Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
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