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Name	Team	Age
Saburo Kato	Retired (2380, Age 38)	52
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 2 (2372)	RF	R/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Tommy John League	0	9 years (30 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
67	89	50
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
69	73	56
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
66	68	48
Endurance	Velocity	Control
53	30	17
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
28	74	74
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
48	0	9/1/2342
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
1	5	5
Alt Pos (CF)	Alt Pos (1B)	Alt Pos (---)
86 (86.8 %)	1 (1.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
2372	NL	Rookie of the Year
2373	NL	MVP; All Star Reserve (OF)
2375	NL	Gold Glove (RF)
2376	NL	All Star Reserve (OF)
2378	NL	All Star Reserve (OF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2380-11-01	Saburo Kato has retired from the Toronto Thunder
2380-09-30	Saburo Kato of the Toronto Thunder is injured and is expected to be out 40 days.
2380-08-21	The Toronto Thunder have acquired Saburo Kato from the waiver wire.
2380-08-05	The Montreal Expos have designated Saburo Kato for assignment.
2375-05-30	Trade #1913502 has been completed between the Montreal Expos and the Arizona Fighting Artichokes. The Arizona Fighting Artichokes receive Draft Pick 2377 Round 2 MON (Harry Lapan), Draft Pick 2376 Round 1 MON (Roy Ligtenberg) from the Montreal Expos in exchange for Saburo Kato.
2375-04-01	The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have placed Saburo Kato on the trade block.
2372-04-01	The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have promoted Marty Layne to the major league team. The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have promoted Saburo Kato to the major league team. The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have designated Dick DiMaggio for assignment. The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have designated Bruno Smith for assignment. The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have designated Glenn Jones for assignment. The Arizona Fighting Artichokes have designated Danny Nielsen for assignment.
2369-04-22	Trade #1899953 has been completed between the Arizona Fighting Artichokes and the Anaheim Elegant. The Anaheim Elegant receive Emerson Quinlan, Draft Pick 2372 Round 2 ARI (Hunter Farrell) from the Arizona Fighting Artichokes in exchange for Draft Pick 2372 Round 1 ANA (Saburo Kato).