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Name	Team	Age
Shigeru Sakamoto	Retired (1996, Age 35)	Died (2027, Age 67)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 14 (1990)	C	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Aaron Fox League	0	6 years (0 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	A	C-
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
A-	B+	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B	C+	D-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
D-	C+	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
D	0	11/19/1960
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	0
Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (2.1 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Team	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	PH
1991	KC	112	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
1992	KC	44	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	65
1993	KC	40	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	99
1994	KC	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	76
1995	KC	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
1996	KC	42	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1996-11-01	Shigeru Sakamoto has retired from the Kansas City Monarchs
1994-06-23	Shigeru Sakamoto of the Kansas City Monarchs is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1991-04-01	The Kansas City Monarchs have promoted Shigeru Sakamoto to the major league team. The Kansas City Monarchs have designated Tony Merritt for assignment.