Ryota Igarashi
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
professional baseball
pitcher
who is a free agent. He previously pitched for the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball and the New York Mets
of Major League Baseball
.
.
On April 21, 2010 Igarashi was placed on the disabled list and was replaced on the roster by Bobby Parnell
, but would return replacing Manny Acosta on the roster.
Igarashi was designated for assignment
after the 2010 season. However he would return to the Mets for the 2011 season. He was released on October 20, after he and the Mets failed to agree to a new contract,
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
professional baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
who is a free agent. He previously pitched for the Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball and the New York Mets
New York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
of Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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Japanese career
Igarashi was drafted by the Yakult Swallows in the 2nd round in the 1998 draft. He missed the entire season after undergoing surgery, but made his return in .Major League career
In 2008, Igarashi declined to file for domestic free agency, with the intention of becoming an international free agent in the 2009 off-season. On December 16, 2009, Igarashi agreed to a two-year contract with the New York MetsNew York Mets
The New York Mets are a professional baseball team based in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. They belong to Major League Baseball's National League East Division. One of baseball's first expansion teams, the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York's departed National League...
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On April 21, 2010 Igarashi was placed on the disabled list and was replaced on the roster by Bobby Parnell
Bobby Parnell
Robert Allen Parnell is an American baseball pitcher for the New York Mets. He was drafted by the Mets in the ninth round of the 2005 MLB Draft after attending college at Charleston Southern University....
, but would return replacing Manny Acosta on the roster.
Igarashi was designated for assignment
Designated for assignment
Designated for assignment is a contractual term used in Major League Baseball. When a player is designated for assignment, he is immediately removed from the club's 40-man roster. This gives the club 10 days to decide what to do with the player while freeing up a roster spot for another...
after the 2010 season. However he would return to the Mets for the 2011 season. He was released on October 20, after he and the Mets failed to agree to a new contract,