Masumi Kuwata
Free Agent
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Kuwata is going to announce his retirement after Wednesday's game against the Tigers, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
ANALYSIS
He pitched well this spring, but wasn't going to land a spot on the Opening Day roster so the 40-year-old has decided to call it a career. Kuwata will likely return home to Japan after turning down a coaching offer from the Pirates.
He pitched well this spring, but wasn't going to land a spot on the Opening Day roster so the 40-year-old has decided to call it a career. Kuwata will likely return home to Japan after turning down a coaching offer from the Pirates.
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2007 Fantasy Outlook
Kuwata has certainly had an impressive career in Japan, winning league MVP honors in 1994 and the Sawamura Award (Japan's Cy Young) in 1987. However, after going 12-6, 2.22 to win the league ERA title in 2002, he's been ineffective ever since, and he spent most of 2006 in the minors after going down with an ankle injury in April. Out of respect for his past accomplishments, the Yomiuri Giants lobbied many MLB teams in an attempt to give Kuwata a shot at pitching in the majors before he retires. He'll now get that chance with the Pirates, but it would be a huge surprise if he wound up in Pittsburgh's Opening Day rotation.
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Kuwata will compete for one of the Pirates' four available bullpen spots after undergoing offseason ankle surgery, the Pirates' Web site reports.
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Kuwata has decided to return to Japan rather than accept his minor assignment, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Kuwata was designated for assignment Tuesday, giving the Pirates 10 days to trade, release, or send him to the minors, the Associated Press reports.
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Kuwata has allowed four home runs in 16 innings with the Pirates this year.
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Kuwata imploded Monday night, surrendering seven earned runs in two-thirds of an inning to Milwaukee.
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