Dennis Sarfate

Dennis Sarfate
Sarfate with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Pitcher
Born: (1981-04-09) April 9, 1981 (age 43) Queens, New York, U.S.
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Professional debut
MLB: September 3, 2006, for the Milwaukee Brewers
NPB: April 14, 2011, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
MLB: October 4, 2009, for the Baltimore Orioles
NPB: April, 2018, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	5–4
Earned run average	4.53
Strikeouts	131
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	27–20
Earned run average	1.57
Strikeouts	574
Saves	234
Teams
Milwaukee Brewers (2006) Houston Astros (2007) Baltimore Orioles (2008–2009) Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2011–2012) Saitama Seibu Lions (2013) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2014–2021)
Career highlights and awards
3× NPB All-Star (2011, 2014, 2016) 5× Japan Series Champion (2014, 2015, 2017-2019) Pacific League MVP (2017) Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award (2017) Matsutaro Shoriki Award (2017) 3× Pacific League Saves Leader (2015, 2016, 2017)

Dennis Scott Sarfate (born April 9, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Saitama Seibu Lions, and Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). While an average reliever in MLB, Sarfate became one of the greatest closers in NPB history after moving his career overseas. Sarfate holds several NPB records, including most saves in a season and most by a foreign-born pitcher. As of 2020, his 234 career saves rank fifth-most in NPB history. He is a 3× NPB All-Star, a 3× Pacific League saves leader, a 5× Japan Series Champion, won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award, won the Pacific League MVP Award, and won the Matsutaro Shoriki Award.