Yasuhiro Sato

Yasuhiro Sato (佐藤 康弘)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 168 lb.

• School Soka University
• High School Soka High School

• Born July 25, 1967 in Tochigi Prefecture Japan

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Biographical Information

Yasuhiro Sato was an Olympic Bronze Medalist.

Sato threw a no-hitter in college. He played for Prince Hotel in the industrial leagues after college. He was with Japan for the 1992 Olympics. In his first game, he relieved Katsumi Watanabe in the 6th with a 4-1 deficit against Gold Medal-bound Cuba and went the final four innings, giving up 7 hits (including a homer by Omar Linares), two walks and four runs (all earned). Against Team USA, he relieved Watanabe in the 4th and worked 1 1/3 innings (2 H, 0 R, 1 K) before Masanori Sugiura closed it out and got the win. He was named Best Pitcher of the 1996 Haarlem Baseball Week, directly preceding Jose Contreras and Mark Prior in taking that honor. He later coached for Soka University.