Daniel Missaki

Daniel Missaki (born April 9, 1996) is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in the Baseball Challenge League for the Tochigi Golden Braves.

Daniel Missaki
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1996-04-09) April 9, 1996
Fujinomiya, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Seattle Mariners

Missaki represented Brazil at the 2013 World Baseball Classic, and was the youngest player in the tournament, at just 16 years old. Following the tournament, on June 19, 2013, Missaki signed as an international free agent with the Seattle Mariners.[1]

After signing with Seattle, Missaki made his professional debut that season with the AZL Brewers, going 0-1 with a 6.23 ERA in 13 innings pitched. In 2014, he played with the Pulaski Mariners where he pitched to a 6-3 record and a 2.76 ERA in 11 starts, and in 2015, Missaki pitched for the Clinton LumberKings. On May 1, 2015, Missaki and two relievers combined on a no-hitter for the LumberKings against the Cedar Rapids Kernels.[2] Later that month, he underwent Tommy John surgery that ended his season.[3] In six starts prior to the surgery, he was 1-2 with a 3.41 ERA.[4]

Milwaukee Brewers

Following the 2015 season, the Mariners traded Missaki, Carlos Herrera, and Freddy Peralta to the Milwaukee Brewers for Adam Lind.[3] He missed both the 2016 and 2017 seasons after having another Tommy John surgery. In 2018, despite making a couple of appearances in spring training, Missaki did not pitch in a regular season game. He was released from the Brewers organization on September 18, 2018.

Tochigi Golden Braves

Missaki signed with the Tochigi Golden Braves of Baseball Challenge League on April 10, 2020.[5]

Yomiuri Giants

On August 17, 2021, Missaki signed with the Yomiuri Giants of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) as a developmental squad player(ja:育成選手制度 (日本プロ野球)) for forty thousand dollars.[6][7][8]

Missaki made 8 appearances for Yomiuri's farm team, but did not appear for the main club. He became a free agent following the 2022 season.[9]

International career

He was selected for Brazil national baseball team at the 2013 World Baseball Classic Qualification, 2013 World Baseball Classic, 2019 Pan American Games Qualifier,[10] and 2021 World Baseball Classic Qualifier.

References
  1. "After Pitching In WBC At 16, Brazil's Daniel Missaki Signs With Mariners - BaseballAmerica.com". BaseballAmerica.com. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. "HOME | Clinton LumberKings". www.lumberkings.com.
  3. Haudricourt, Tom. "Brewers get 3 teenage pitchers for Adam Lind". Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  4. "Daniel Missaki Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. 新入団選手のお知らせ - 栃木ゴールデンブレーブスオフィシャルサイト（2020年4月10日）
  6. "Nikkan Sports baseball news 巨人育成ダニエル・ミサキ 18日に２軍合流、アピール次第で支配下検討も". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  7. "Yomiuri Giants Press release 2021.08.17 新外国人育成選手の入団について". Yomiuri Giants Official site (in Japanese). August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  8. In the NPB, in addition to the 70 registered players under management (roster of players), each team can have developmental squad players for the purpose of improving their baseball skills and training manners. They aim to be promoted to registered players under management within the 3 year contract period (Non-tender FA players and contract expired players renew their contract every year).
  9. https://www.instagram.com/p/CjQewrcPgrF/?igshid=MTIzZWMxMTBkOA==
  10. "BRASIL". Prē Pan 19 (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.


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