#25 Shusaku Higashi, Closer, 33 yrs, Massachusetts Patriots
Friday, 4/2/2030 |
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| Shusaku Higashi
4/18/1996
33
Japan
6"2
205
Closer
R
R
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Loyal
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0 / 6 (Unknown)
2 / 6 (Fair)
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Normal
Prone
1.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 300,000
2030 (Automatic)
5 Year(s), 48 Days (908 total Days)
0 Day(s)
12 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 3 | 9 | 4 | 86-89 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 2 | 9 | 4 | |
| Versus RHB | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
| Talent | 3 | 9 | 4 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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1
31
4
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Fastball
Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Talent | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .975 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 |
| Projected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0.00 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| vs. RHB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Road | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 17.1 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | .286 | VA MA |
| 2024 | 56 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 6.11 | 56.0 | 69 | 39 | 38 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | .309 | MA |
| 2025 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5.47 | 74.0 | 89 | 47 | 45 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | .302 | MA |
| 2026 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 5.43 | 59.2 | 73 | 39 | 36 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.53 | .296 | MA |
| 2027 | 57 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 5.08 | 56.2 | 77 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1.62 | .325 | MA |
| 2028 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3.30 | 57.1 | 59 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | .255 | MA |
| 2029 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.84 | 12.1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.19 | .377 | MA |
| Total | 317 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 59 | 5.08 | 333.1 | 409 | 204 | 188 | 40 | 93 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | .301 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
| 2018, A | 66 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.37 | 68.0 | 64 | 38 | 33 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.35 | .259 |
| 2019, A | 71 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4.06 | 64.1 | 63 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 | .264 |
| 2020, A | 46 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 2.58 | 52.1 | 45 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 24 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 | .273 |
| 2020, AA | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.59 | 7.1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | .286 |
| 2021, AA | 55 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5.74 | 69.0 | 85 | 44 | 44 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1.51 | .318 |
| 2022, AA | 51 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 4.65 | 50.1 | 50 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | .293 |
| 2023, AAA | 43 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3.48 | 41.1 | 46 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.40 | .317 |
| 2029, AAA | 45 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5.21 | 46.2 | 63 | 30 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | .318 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2023 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | VA MA |
| 2024 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | MA |
| 2025 | 69 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | MA |
| 2026 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | MA |
| 2027 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | MA |
| 2028 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | MA |
| 2029 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | MA |
| Total | 317 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | .038 | .074 | .038 | .113 | |
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Entered 2018 Amatuer Draft and was undrafted...
Claimed by DC on 3/3/2018...
Traded from Virginia to Massachusetts on 7/11/2023 (Going to VA: P James Alexander. Going to MA: P Shusaku Higashi, VA's 2nd round pick in 2025)...
Earned first career win on 8/2/2024...
Had first career hit on 8/29/2025, off Winston Martin (NJ)...
Injured on 6/22/2029 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks...
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