Munenori Kawasaki

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: June 3, 1981 in Kagoshima, Japan
Signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 2012. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 2012 (Age 30)   vs. OAK 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Mariners/BlueJays 2012-2013
2013 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 1.000, Arb Eligible: 2015, Free Agent: 2018 [*],
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• 5/12 Jays Journal: Postgame Recap: Blue Jays Beat Up On Red Sox 12-4 To Take Series At Fenway: The Toronto Blue Jays gave their moms a reason to celebrate this Mother’s Day with a dominating victory 12-4 over the Boston...
• 5/11 Jays Journal: Postgame Recap: Blue Jays beat Red Sox 3-2 With Vintage Mark Buehrle Performance: Today Toronto Blue Jays fans witnessed a vintage Mark Buehrle performance as he led the Blue Jays to a 3-2 victory over the rival...
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• 4/30 Jays Journal: Jays Lineup Against Lefties Not Good: Almost every baseball team has a different starting lineup against left-handed starting pitchers than the lineup they have against...
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• 4/26 Jays Journal: Jays Should Consider Familiar Lineup Order: Last season the Toronto Blue Jays offense struggled at the start of the season. Imagine that! But by the time Jose Bautista suffered...
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• 4/23 Jays Journal: (FIRST EVER) Game Thread: Blue Jays (8-12) @ Orioles (11-8): Well this is it. If the Blue Jays can’t pull out the win tonight the season is obviously over, I mean it’s already April...
• 4/23 Jays Journal: Holy Smokes Batman! Toronto Blue Jays Casting Call: Watching the Toronto Blue Jays so far this year has been like watching a Batman trilogy. With high expectations and a big budget,...
• 4/23 BaltimoreSportsReport.com: GIF: Darren O’Day Strikes Out Jose Bautista On A Wicked Breaking Ball: Lost in Chris Tillman‘s stellar start during the Orioles walkoff win over the Blue Jays on Monday was the work of Baltimore’s...
• 4/23 Birds Watcher: Tillman turns in a gem as the O’s defeat Toronto: Starter Chris Tillman turned in perhaps the best start of 2013 thus far for the Baltimore Orioles in last night’s win over...
• 4/22 Bush League Chronicle: Video: Jose Bautista ducks for cover in dugout to avoid foul ball: Your browser does not support iframes.Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista had a scary brush with potential injury Monday...
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• 4/21 Jays Journal: Munenori Kawasaki Sets the Tone: My what a difference a day makes.  The Toronto Blue Jays jumped on New York Yankees pitcher Ivan Nova early by working the pitch...
• 4/20 Jays Journal: Canada Loves Toronto Blue Jays’ Munenori Kawasaki: Munenori Kawasaki has been a huge hit so far for the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s impossible for fans and writers alike not to...
• 4/18 Jays Journal: Back To Normal For Blue Jays Starters: It’s been rough going early on in the season. After 15 games, the Blue Jays’ record is at 6-9 and are 4.5 games back...
• 4/17 Southside Showdown: Sox Try For Second Straight Win – Lineups 4/17: Jose Quintana comes fresh off of a 1 hit performance in which he struck out 7 with nothing but a no-decision to show for it. The...
• 4/17 Baseballhotcorner.com: Toronto Blue Jays Showing Creativity With Lineup: On Sunday, we heard that Brett Lawrie was playing 2B for Single-A Dunedin so the Jays can see how he looks at the bag in order...
• 4/16 Southside Showdown: Dylan Davis Haines Axelrod, The Third Start – Lineups 4/16: Now that it’s official that Dylan Axelrod isn’t going to be pumping out 5-plus scoreless innings on a regular basis and is,...
• 4/16 Jays Journal: Brett Lawrie’s Back!: The Toronto Blue Jays are a game below 500, scoring most of their runs through homers, while the fan base has been patiently waiting...
• 4/15 Baseballhotcorner.com: Could Munenori Kawasaki Become A Fixture On The Toronto Blue Jays?: The Toronto Blue Jays signed infielder Munenori Kawasaki on the 02nd of March during spring training without any fan fare or media...
• 4/15 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of April 15: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
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• 4/15 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Jose Reyes Was Key to Blue Jays Success: When the Toronto Blue Jays lost Jose Reyes until at least the All-Star break this weekend, a lot of other things were lost as...
• 4/15 TheFantasyFix.com: Fantasy Baseball Week 3 Waiver Wire: 3 to Cut, 3 to Catch, 3 to Keep: Welcome back to 3×3, where this week, I tell you why you should trade Josh Hamilton and Fernando Rodney, pick up Brandon...
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• 3/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Seattle Mariners: The Mariners locked up their franchise player with a record-setting contract and added a number of bats this winter. Major League...
• 3/14 Jays Journal: Reports: Blue Jays Ink Munenori Kawasaki to Minor League Deal: According to Japanese website Sanspo, the Blue Jays have reached an agreement with 31-year-old infielder Munenori Kawasaki. Kawasaki...
• 3/13 WasWatching: Hiroyuki Nakajima: Via Danny Knobler - When the A’s traded for Jed Lowrie, they didn’t have a full-time position for him. They said he’d...
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• 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals Don’t Expect To Pursue Shortstops For Now: Rafael Furcal will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow and miss most or all of the 2013 season, the Cardinals announced...
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• 2/17 Jays Journal: Blue Jays Looking at Munenori Kawasaki: Leave it to Alex Anthopoulos to not leave any stone unturned, even as spring training gets underway. Bob Elliot of the Toronto...
• 2/17 MLBTradeRumors: Blue Jays Interested In Munenori Kawasaki: The Blue Jays have expressed interest in signing infielder Munenori Kawasaki, according to Bob Elliott of the Toronto Sun (via...

• 12/20 Swingin' A's: Holding out for a Hiro: Well, the Oakland Athletics may have found what their looking for. After many weeks of restless waiting and copious amounts of...

• 11/6 Swingin' A's: If Not Drew, Then Who?: As the days go by, it seems to feel more and more unlikely that the A’s will be able to resign Stephen Drew and he’ll...

• 10/29 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/21/12 - 10/27/12: The Giants are the 2012 World Series Champions after sweeping the Tigers in four games. The victory marks the Giants' second championship...
• 10/26 Mariners Latest: Brendan Ryan Wins an Award, Minor News That Really is Minor: The Fielding Bible Awards are given out at the end of every season, voted on by a panel of ten experts (so the site claims),...
• 10/24 MLBTradeRumors: Mariners Release Munenori Kawasaki: The Mariners announced that they released infielder Munenori Kawasaki. Seattle's roster now includes 39 players. Kawasaki,...
• 10/9 High Heat Stats: The Incredibly Serious 2012 HHS Awards: Or not. Given the ridiculous amount of debate and discussion the 2012 AL MVP race has given us, I felt it was only appropriate...
• 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Seattle Mariners: Jack Zduriencik’s search for offense continues this offseason, as the Mariners prepare to move the fences in at Safeco Field. Guaranteed...

• 9/20 SoDo Mojo: A Calm Evaluation of Jack Zduriencik:   It is reasonable to take a look at the job Jack Zduriencik has attempted to do since being hired as the General Manager...

• 8/6 Baseball News Source: AL Recaps – Verlander Dominant In Win Over Yankees: DETROIT –  Justin Verlander struck out 14 New York Yankees and threw 132 pitches in the process. Prince Fielder and Miguel...

• 7/5 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Don & Jerry Attempt To Dance In the Booth: It feels like we're becoming a dancing blog here at SOX & Dawgs. After all, we had Omar Vizquel dancing in the Toronto Blue...
• 7/4 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Don & Jerry Attempt To Dance In the Booth: It feels like we're becoming a dancing blog here at SOX & Dawgs. After all, we had Omar Vizquel dancing in the Toronto Blue...
• 7/2 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Munenori Kawasaki Shows Off His Dance Moves: Either opposing players are happy to the see the Boston Red Sox or they just like to cut a rug. Last week, we saw Omar Vizquel...
• 7/2 SOX & Dawgs: Video: Munenori Kawasaki Shows Off His Dance Moves: Either opposing players are happy to the see the Boston Red Sox or they just like to cut a rug. Last week, we saw Omar Vizquel...

• 6/5 Baseball Musings: Western Roundup: The AL West became a bit tighter as the 3-4 teams beat the 1-2 teams Monday night. The Mariners offense played another good game,...

• 5/31 North and South of Royal Brougham: Mariners Trend on Twitter, Make Seattle Residents Miss Football Season, Beat Rangers Handily: I’m not sure if there were more runs in the Mariners victory tonight, or references by prominent local media members about how...
• 5/22 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Seattle Mariners: The Mariners are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (5) Ichiro Suzuki - Sentimentality...
• 5/14 SoDo Mojo: The Happiest Mariner: Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE Of all the naysayers out there, those who are boycotting games, plotting to sack Nintendo,...

• 4/21 Baseball Musings: Humber in the Ninth: Fox will switch to the White Sox/Mariners game for the ninth. Chicago leads 4-0 as Philip Humber is three outs away from a perfect...
• 4/21 Baseball Musings: Humber Through Six: Philip Humber stays perfect through six innings. Munenori Kawasaki tried to bunt his way on, but made the third out in the bottom...
• 4/18 SoDo Mojo: Brendan Ryan Reads SodoMojo?: Last night was awful. Just horrible. After seducing the entire fan base by drawing them in with delusions of 7 run leads and what...
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• 4/9 Baseball Musings: Darvish Debuts: Nippon Ham Fighters Hat In honor of Yu Darvish making his debut for Texas, I’m wearing my Nippon Ham Fighters hat. He walks...