Who is Hirokazu Sawamura?

Hirokazu Sawamura is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball.

Born on April 3, 1988 (age 33 years), in Tochigi, Tochigi, which happens to be in Japan, Hirokazu played for the in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Yomiuri Giants and Chiba Lotte Marines.

Listed at 6 feet 0 inches and 212 pounds, he throws and bats right-handed. Sawamura is said to have made 75 saves and 64 holds.

Sawamura gained attention from NBC Sports for singing a rendition of an Alicia Keys song that Eduardo Rodríguez posted on his Instagram account.

Hirokazu Sawamura Wiki

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Pitcher
Born: April 3, 1988 (age 33)
Tochigi, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 15, 2011, for the Yomiuri Giants
MLB: April 2, 2021, for the Boston Red Sox
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record 48–52
Earned run average 2.77
Strikeouts 790
Saves 75
Holds 64
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record 5–1
Earned run average 3.06
Strikeouts 61
Teams
  • Yomiuri Giants (2011–2016, 2018–2020)
  • Chiba Lotte Marines (2020)
  • Boston Red Sox (2021–present)
Career highlights and awards
  • Japan Series champion (2012)
  • Central League Rookie of the Year (2011)
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Medals
Men’s baseball
Representing  Japan
2015 WBSC Premier12
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tokyo Team

Hirokazu Sawamura Salary: How Much Does Hirokazu Sawamura Make?

Hirokazu Sawamura was said to have made an annual income of 65 million JPY as his salary