![Yuki Saito (20) of the Japanese Collegiate All-Stars pitches during the team's baseball game against the USA Baseball National Team in Durham, North Carolina July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Jon Gardiner (UNITED STATES Stock Yuki Saito (20) of the Japanese Collegiate All-Stars pitches during the team's baseball game against the USA Baseball National Team in Durham, North Carolina July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Jon Gardiner (UNITED STATES Stock](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E77B51/yuki-saito-20-of-the-japanese-collegiate-all-stars-pitches-during-the-teams-baseball-game-against-the-usa-baseball-national-team-in-durham-north-carolina-july-6-2007-reutersjon-gardiner-united-states-2E77B51.jpg)
Yuki Saito (20) of the Japanese Collegiate All-Stars pitches during the team's baseball game against the USA Baseball National Team in Durham, North Carolina July 6, 2007. REUTERS/Jon Gardiner (UNITED STATES Stock
![Nippon Ham Fighters starter Yuki Saito pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of their preseason exhibition baseball game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Toru Nippon Ham Fighters starter Yuki Saito pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of their preseason exhibition baseball game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Toru](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MK94AD/nippon-ham-fighters-starter-yuki-saito-pitches-against-the-oakland-athletics-in-the-first-inning-of-their-preseason-exhibition-baseball-game-at-tokyo-dome-in-tokyo-monday-march-18-2019-ap-phototoru-takahashi-2MK94AD.jpg)
Nippon Ham Fighters starter Yuki Saito pitches against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of their preseason exhibition baseball game at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo Monday, March 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Toru
![In the 2006 Koshien Tournament in Japan, Yuki Saito, a high school senior, threw 948 pitches over 68 innings in two weeks. : r/baseball In the 2006 Koshien Tournament in Japan, Yuki Saito, a high school senior, threw 948 pitches over 68 innings in two weeks. : r/baseball](https://external-preview.redd.it/PtjrPGtYFWNm5986ogj-caTtIvrAo9XgVeTh2UHU_mE.jpg?auto=webp&s=52aed44a4394de383d19478c336bec2d98a08a99)
In the 2006 Koshien Tournament in Japan, Yuki Saito, a high school senior, threw 948 pitches over 68 innings in two weeks. : r/baseball
![Japan's Yuki Saito delivers a pitch against the U.S. during Game 1 of the 15th Goodwill Series baseball tournament in Los Angeles, September 2, 2006. REUTERS/Max Morse (UNITED STATES Stock Photo - Alamy Japan's Yuki Saito delivers a pitch against the U.S. during Game 1 of the 15th Goodwill Series baseball tournament in Los Angeles, September 2, 2006. REUTERS/Max Morse (UNITED STATES Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7ATHF/japans-yuki-saito-delivers-a-pitch-against-the-us-during-game-1-of-the-15th-goodwill-series-baseball-tournament-in-los-angeles-september-2-2006-reutersmax-morse-united-states-2E7ATHF.jpg)
Japan's Yuki Saito delivers a pitch against the U.S. during Game 1 of the 15th Goodwill Series baseball tournament in Los Angeles, September 2, 2006. REUTERS/Max Morse (UNITED STATES Stock Photo - Alamy
![TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Saito, an ace of Waseda University, starts against the University of Tokyo during a Tokyo Big6 Baseball League game at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2010. TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Saito, an ace of Waseda University, starts against the University of Tokyo during a Tokyo Big6 Baseball League game at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2010.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JNTB4P/tokyo-japan-yuki-saito-an-ace-of-waseda-university-starts-against-JNTB4P.jpg)