Yasuji Sota

Yasuji Sota (曽田 康二)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 160 lb.

• High School Taisha High School

• Born November 19, 1957 in Izumo, Shimane Japan

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Biographical Information

Yasuji Sota pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball for 7 years.

Sota was drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 3rd round of the 1977 NPB draft, but he refused to sign. He then signed with the Chunichi Dragons in 1980, and he was 5-4 with a 3.70 ERA in his first season. Sota allowed 7 runs in 6 1/3 innings in 1982, and he soon bounced back with a 1.02 ERA in 12 appearances in 1983. He pitched 5 games with a 1.69 ERA in 1984, and he went 5-8 with a 4.58 ERA in 1985. However, Sota slumped to a 9.75 ERA in 11 games in 1986, and he was 1-1 with a 3.74 ERA in 1987. The Dragons then traded him with Yasunori Oshima to the Nippon Ham Fighters for Tomio Tanaka and Tatsuo Omiya, but he failed to return to the top team in 1988 and he announced his retirement.

Overall, Sota was 11-15 with a 4.24 ERA, struck out 134 and pitched 258 2/3 innings in 7 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan