About Kazuhisa Makita
Kazuhisa Makita is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current the third squad pitching coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Saitama Seibu Lions and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. He also played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, and in the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) for the CTBC Brothers. Makita made his professional debut in 2011 with Seibu, logging a 5–7 record and 2.61 ERA with 22 saves in 55 appearances, and earned Pacific League Rookie of the Year honors, as well as being named an NPB All-Star. In 2012, Makita improved upon the previous year, recording a 13–9 record and 2.43 ERA in 27 appearances. In 2013, Makita was named an NPB All-Star for the second time in his career after pitching to an 8–9 record and 2.60 ERA with 87 strikeouts in 166.0 innings of work. In 2014, Makita logged an 8-9 record and 3.74 ERA with 89 strikeouts in 170.2 innings pitched.
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