The Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame has announced that Pitchers, Masaki Saito and Kimiyasu Kudoh will be entering their institution.
Kudoh is one of the most decorated pitchers in Japanese baseball history and becomes only the fourth player to enter the Hall on the first ballot. Kudoh is an eleven time Japan Series Champion, a two time MVP and would lead the league in ERA four times. Currently, Kimiyasu Kudoh is the Manager of the Fukuoka Hawks.
Masaki Saito enters the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on his ninth try. Saito played his entire nineteen year career with the Yomiyuri Giants and is also a former MVP. He is currently a coach with Yomiyuri.
Kudoh and Saito were voted in by the 275 member committee, which like the American Baseball Hall of Fame requires 75% of the vote.
Kihachi Enomoto, who was selected by the Expert Selection Committee, joins the two hurlers. Enomoto had 2,313 Hits over his career and was the youngest player to accumulate 2,000 Hits in Japanese Baseball.
The Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame also welcomes Takizo Matsumoto and Masatake Yamanaka who were chosen from Special Selection Committee.
Matsumoto, who was a former University Professor facilitated the San Francisco Seals to play a tour in Japan against Japanese clubs in 1949. Yamanaka coached amateur baseball and took Japan to a bronze medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate the latest class for the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Japanese Baseball HOF Announces Their New Class
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19 Jan
2016
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