Ryota Igarashi

Ryota Igarashi 五十嵐亮太
Igarashi with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Pitcher
Born: (1979-05-28) May 28, 1979 (age 45) Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan
Batted: Right-handed Threw: Right-handed
Professional debut
NPB: April 20, 1999, for the Yakult Swallows
MLB: April 8, 2010, for the New York Mets
Last appearance
NPB: October 25, 2020, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
MLB: August 12, 2012, for the New York Yankees
NPB statistics (through 2020 season)
Win–loss record	65–39
Earned run average	2.93
Holds	163
Saves	70
Strikeouts	920
MLB statistics (through 2012 season)
Win–loss record	5–2
Earned run average	6.41
Strikeouts	72
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows (1998–2009) New York Mets (2010–2011) Toronto Blue Jays (2012) New York Yankees (2012) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2013–2018) Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2019–2020)
Career highlights and awards
1× Central League Saves Champion (2004) 6× NPB All-Star (2000, 2002–2005, 2014) 5× Japan Series champion (2001, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018)

Ryota Igarashi (五十嵐 亮太, Igarashi Ryōta, born May 28, 1979) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees.

Igarashi began his career with the Yakult Swallows of NPB in 1999. For Yakult, he was a five-time All-Star. After the 2009 season, Igarashi signed with the New York Mets of MLB as a free agent and pitched for them in 2010 and 2011. He briefly pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees of MLB in 2012.