Mikael Fasth

• Bats Right, Throws Right

• Born February 20, 1985

Biographical Information

Mikael Fasth has played in the Elitserien and for the Swedish national team.

Fasth debuted for the 2004 Skovde Saints, going 4-2 with a 4.50 ERA but 3 for 31 at the plate. He fell to 0-4, 9.72 in '05 and hit .176/.325/.176. In 2006, he batted .208/.351/.230 for the Sundbyberg Heat and had a 2-2, 7.63 record. His .974 fielding at first base was second among qualifiers behind Björn Johannessen. During 2007, he produced at a .312/.456/.375 clip and was 7-4 with a 6.17 ERA. He tied for 5th in K (45) and tied for 3rd in wins. He went 7-4 with a 4.00 ERA for the 2008 Heat, finishing among the leaders in ERA (4th), wins (4th), complete games (5, tied for 4th) and strikeouts (65, 3rd, behind Mattias Stenis and Joakim Claesson). He handled 80 chances error-free at first base and hit .263/.428/.263.

The 24-year-old switched clubs again, moving to the Karlskoga Bats and going 1-4 with a 3.72 ERA in 2009. He was 2 for 14 with nine walks. In 2010, he was 2-2 with a 4.72 ERA for the Bats \, again rarely playing for the field. He was 0-1 with a 7.56 ERA for Karlskoga during 2011. The next year, he was 0-4 with two saves and a 7.79 ERA in a return to Sundbyberg.

In 2013, he had a 6-3, 3.76 record. He was third in ERA (behind Claesson and Shawn Hetherington), tied Kent Karlsson for third in complete games (3), was second with two shutouts (two shy of Claesson) and tied Hetherington for 2nd in wins (7 behind Claesson). A year later, he was 0-1 with a 6.15 ERA. During 2015, he hit .191/.390/.191 and was 0-2 with a 5.18 ERA.

Mikael batted .211/.378/.211 for the 2016 Heat, with a 3-3, 8.18 record. He tied for 6th in wins. Despite a rocky season, he made Sweden's squad for the 2016 European Championship. He hot a tough call, facing champion the Netherlands. He retired Randolph Oduber to start it then allowed a double to former major leaguer Roger Bernadina, who stole third. He escaped the jam when Curt Smith flew into a double play. He stranded two in the second then allowed one in the third when Bernadina grounded in Nick Urbanus. He was outdueling Jim Ploeger to that point, 3-1, but reliever Albin Sivard took over and blew the lead.

The right-hander was 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in 2017 and hit .142/.218/.142. In '18, he was 0-1 with a 1.50 ERA and went 1 for 10 at the plate. He played for the Stockholm Monarchs in 2019, going 3-4 with a 5.40 ERA. He was back with Sweden for the 2019 European Championship, making four relief appearances. In four innings, he allowed five hits, four walks and five runs (all earned) but his 11.25 ERA was better than Sweden's team mark of 11.52. He led Sweden in games pitched, tying Alex Bassani and former major leaguer Zack Weiss for the event lead.

He did not play in 2020, which was shortened by COVID-19. From 2003-2020, he was 36-41 with a 5.41 ERA. He tied Magnus Pilegård for the 6th-most wins in that span but was also 4th in losses, two behind leader Mikael Boström. His 368 K were 7th, between Karlsson and Richard Leander.

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