Photo: 高木 豊 Takagi Yutaka / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Three Eiji Sawamura Awards is impressive; the dates are what make it remarkable. He won in 1989, then again in 1995 and 1996. Anyone can ride a good arm for two seasons, but a six-year gap suggests the pitcher who came back was not the pitcher who left, and rebuilding yourself at the top of a profession is harder than arriving there. Add the 1990 MVP. What I keep returning to, though, is the line that never moves: Yomiuri Giants, 1984 to 2001, one uniform, start to finish. In a sport where a change of scenery is a legitimate way to extend a career, he simply stayed. Kawaguchi, Saitama, to the Hall of Fame, with remarkably little noise.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Masaki Saito
- Name (Japanese)
- 斎藤雅樹
- Born
- February 18, 1965 (age 61)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Snake
- Origin
- Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 181 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%8E%E8%97%A4%E9%9B%85%E6%A8%B9
Frequently asked questions
When was Masaki Saito born?
Born February 18, 1965 (age 61).
Where is Masaki Saito from?
Masaki Saito is from Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
What does Masaki Saito do?
Masaki Saito works as baseball player.
How tall is Masaki Saito?
Masaki Saito is 181 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-27
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.