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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 |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 11/19/1960 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (2.1 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1991 | KC | 122 | 420 | 51 | 104 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 65 | 60 | 70 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .722 | .339 | .383 | .248 |
| 1992 | KC | 110 | 224 | 27 | 60 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .795 | .349 | .446 | .268 |
| 1993 | KC | 141 | 235 | 33 | 62 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .772 | .351 | .421 | .264 |
| 1994 | KC | 110 | 190 | 18 | 51 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .734 | .340 | .395 | .268 |
| 1995 | KC | 48 | 144 | 14 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .711 | .343 | .368 | .250 |
| 1996 | KC | 46 | 154 | 11 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .585 | .293 | .292 | .208 |
| Total | 577 | 1367 | 154 | 345 | 57 | 13 | 35 | 182 | 176 | 236 | 10 | 8 | 8 | .728 | .338 | .390 | .252 |
| 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. |