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Name	Team	Age
Kazunori Sakamoto	Retired (1984, Age 35)	Died (2019, Age 70)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 16 (1976)	LF	L/L
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Aaron Fox League	0	7 years (124 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	C+
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	C+	B+
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
A-	B+	B-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D+	D+
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
C	A	A
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D+	0	10/26/1949
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (---)
A+ (98.6 %)	C  (43.5 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Skill grades calculated using approximate current ratings minus past improvements.
Year	Contact vs R	Power vs R	Contact vs L	Power vs L	Speed	Arm	Range
1976	B	A	C+	A-	A-	C+	C+
1977	B	A	C+	A-	A-	B-	C+
1978	B	A	B-	A-	A-	B-	C+
1979	B	A	B-	A-	A-	B-	C+
1980	B	A	B-	A-	A-	B-	C+
1981	B	A	B-	A-	A-	B-	C+
1982	B	A	B-	A-	A-	B-	C+
1983	B	A	B-	A-	A-	B-	C+
1984	B	A	C+	A-	A-	B-	C+

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1984-11-01	Kazunori Sakamoto has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1984-04-14	The Chicago 89s have waived Kazunori Sakamoto.
1984-04-02	The Chicago 89s have designated Kazunori Sakamoto for assignment.
1982-07-23	Kazunori Sakamoto of the Chicago 89s is injured and is expected to be out 2 days.
1980-07-13	The Chicago 89s have placed Kazunori Sakamoto on the trade block.
1979-09-07	Kazunori Sakamoto of the Chicago 89s is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1978-05-25	Kazunori Sakamoto of the Chicago 89s is injured and is expected to be out 43 days.
1976-04-04	The Chicago 89s have renamed Kazunori Honma to Kazunori Sakamoto.
1976-04-01	The Chicago 89s have promoted Kazunori Honma to the major league team. The Chicago 89s have promoted Doug Farner to the major league team.