Junichi Tazawa

Junichi Tazawa is a former Major League Baseball Player who was active in the Majors between 2009-2018. His last Major League Baseball season was with the Los Angeles Angels in 2018. His date of birth is June 6th, 1986 and he is currently 40 years old. He was born in Yokohama, Japan. He was signed as an undrafted international free agent by the Boston Red Sox in 2008, receiving a $1,800,000 signing bonus. Ranked by Baseball America as the Boston Red Sox No. 6 MLB prospect in 2026 pre-season Prospect rankings. Made his Major League Debut on August 7th, 2009 at the age of 23. Debuted as a relief pitcher for Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees, throwing 1.2 innings, allowing 2 runs, 0 walks and striking out 2 batters. His ...

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first batter faced was Hideki Matsui and he lined out to center field. His most frequent teammates throughout his career, based on statistics listed below were David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia and Clay Buchholz. Tazawa played 7 seasons with the Boston Red Sox organization, 2 seasons with the Miami Marlins, 1 season with the Cincinnati Reds, 1 season with the Los Angeles Angels, 1 season with the Detroit Tigers and 1 season with the Chicago Cubs. Participated in the MLB Division Series 1x [2013], the MLB Championship Series 1x [2013] and the MLB World Series 1x [2013].

Career Transactions: Signed a 2-year free agent contract for 2017-2018 worth $12m with the Miami Marlins on December 15th, 2016Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers on June 18th, 2018. Signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels on July 16th, 2018. Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs on January 26th, 2019. Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds on August 11th, 2019.

Career Notes: Participated in the All-Star Weekend Futures Game (World Team) in 2009. World Series Champion with Boston Red Sox in 2013.

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	tbc+	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gr	gf	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
2009	Portland Sea Dogs	East	AA	BOS	16	23	120	9	5	2.57	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	98.0	80	31	28	8	26	88	4	2	0	1.08	7.35	0.73	2.39	8.08	2.85	3.38
2009	Pawtucket Red Sox	IL	AAA	BOS	-	23		0	2	2.38	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	11.1	7	4	3	0	1	6	0	0	0	0.71	5.56	0.00	0.79	4.76	3.18	6.00
2009	Boston Red Sox	AL	MLB	BOS	63	23	68*	2	3	7.46	6	4	0	0	2	1	0	25.1	43	23	21	4	9	13	0	0	3	2.05	15.28	1.42	3.20	4.62	8.17	1.44
2011	Salem Red Sox	Caro	A+	BOS	-	25	84*	0	1	6.05	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	19.1	20	13	13	4	6	13	0	0	3	1.34	9.31	1.86	2.79	6.05	6.05	2.17
2011	Portland Sea Dogs	East	AA	BOS	30	25	116*	3	2	4.70	8	2	0	0	6	2	0	23.0	20	12	12	3	7	27	3	0	2	1.17	7.83	1.17	2.74	10.57	4.70	3.86
2011	Pawtucket Red Sox	IL	AAA	BOS	15	25		1	1	2.51	8	0	0	0	8	0	0	14.1	14	4	4	1	3	19	0	0	0	1.19	8.79	0.63	1.88	11.93	2.51	6.33
2011	Boston Red Sox	AL	MLB	BOS	63	25		0	0	6.00	3	0	0	0	3	2	0	3.0	3	2	2	1	1	4	0	0	0	1.33	9.00	3.00	3.00	12.00	6.00	4.00
2012	Pawtucket Red Sox	IL	AAA	BOS	15	26	130	3	2	2.55	25	0	0	0	25	8	4	42.1	34	18	12	2	17	56	3	1	0	1.20	7.23	0.43	3.61	11.91	3.83	3.29
2012	Boston Red Sox	AL	MLB	BOS	63	26	134*	1	1	1.43	37	0	0	0	37	13	1	44.0	37	7	7	1	5	45	0	0	2	0.95	7.57	0.20	1.02	9.20	1.43	9.00
2013	Boston Red Sox	AL	MLB	BOS	36	27	112	5	4	3.16	71	0	0	0	71	10	0	68.1	70	25	24	9	12	72	3	1	1	1.20	9.22	1.19	1.58	9.48	3.29	6.00
2014	Boston Red Sox	AL	MLB	BOS	36	28	113	4	3	2.86	71	0	0	0	71	12	0	63.0	58	23	20	5	17	64	5	0	0	1.19	8.29	0.71	2.43	9.14	3.29	3.76
2015	Boston Red Sox	AL	MLB	BOS	36	29	104	2	7	4.14	61	0	0	0	61	13	3	58.2	65	28	27	5	13	56	9	1	1	1.33	9.97	0.77	1.99	8.59	4.30	4.31
2016	Boston Red Sox	AL	MLB	BOS	36	30	110	3	2	4.17	53	0	0	0	53	5	0	49.2	47	23	23	9	14	54	4	0	1	1.23	8.52	1.63	2.54	9.79	4.17	3.86
2017	Jupiter Hammerheads	FSL	A+	MIA	33	31		0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.50	4.50	0.00	0.00	9.00	0.00	0.00
2017	Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp	Sou	AA	MIA	23	31		0	1	18.00	3	0	0	0	3	1	0	2.0	5	4	4	1	0	5	0	0	0	2.50	22.50	4.50	0.00	22.50	18.00	0.00
2017	New Orleans Baby Cakes	PCL	AAA	MIA	23	31		0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.00	0.00	0.00
2017	Miami Marlins	NL	MLB	MIA	25	31	90	3	5	5.69	55	0	0	0	55	8	0	55.1	55	35	35	8	22	38	2	0	2	1.39	8.95	1.30	3.58	6.18	5.69	1.73
2018	Toledo Mud Hens	IL	AAA	DET	-	32		0	1	9.39	7	0	0	0	7	3	0	7.2	11	9	8	1	5	10	0	0	0	2.09	12.91	1.17	5.87	11.74	10.57	2.00
2018	Salt Lake Bees	PCL	AAA	ANA	-	32		0	1	7.11	7	0	0	0	7	3	2	6.1	10	6	5	1	2	5	1	1	0	1.89	14.21	1.42	2.84	7.11	8.53	2.50
2018	Miami Marlins	NL	MLB	MIA	25	32	83*	1	1	9.00	22	0	0	0	22	8	0	20.0	28	21	20	6	13	24	0	0	0	2.05	12.60	2.70	5.85	10.80	9.45	1.85
2018	Los Angeles Angels	AL	MLB	ANA	47	32	83*	0	0	2.25	9	0	0	0	9	2	0	8.0	7	3	2	1	3	4	1	0	0	1.25	7.88	1.13	3.38	4.50	3.38	1.33
2019	Arizona Reds	Ariz	Rk	CIN	-	33		0	1	27.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	27.00	13.50	0.00	0.00	40.50	0.00
2019	Louisville Bats	IL	AAA	CIN	-	33		0	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.67	3.00	0.00	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2019	Iowa Cubs	PCL	AAA	CHN	-	33	104*	1	0	4.00	19	0	0	0	19	5	1	18.0	20	12	8	2	6	17	2	0	1	1.44	10.00	1.00	3.00	8.50	6.00	2.83
2022	Durango Generales	Mex	AAA			36	86*	2	1	12.08	13	0	0	0	13	9	3	12.2	24	21	17	3	4	11	2	1	1	2.21	17.05	2.13	2.84	7.82	14.92	2.75
Tot:	MLB (9 yrs)		MLB					21	26	4.12	388	4	0	0	384	74	4	395.1	413	190	181	49	109	374	24	2	10	1.32	9.40	1.12	2.48	8.51	4.33	3.43
Tot:	NL (2 yrs)		NL					4	6	6.57	77	0	0	0	77	16	0	75.1	83	56	55	14	35	62	2	0	2	1.57	9.92	1.67	4.18	7.41	6.69	1.77
Tot:	AL (8 yrs)		AL					17	20	3.54	311	4	0	0	307	58	4	320.0	330	134	126	35	74	312	22	2	8	1.26	9.28	0.98	2.08	8.77	3.77	4.22
Tot:	Minors (7 yrs)		Minors					19	18	3.99	121	30	0	0	91	32	11	261.2	249	137	116	27	78	260	16	5	7	1.25	8.56	0.93	2.68	8.94	4.71	3.33
Tot:	Rk (1 yrs)		Rk					0	1	27.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	27.00	13.50	0.00	0.00	40.50
Tot:	A+ (2 yrs)		A+					0	1	5.48	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	21.1	21	13	13	4	6	15	0	0	3	1.27	8.86	1.69	2.53	6.33	5.48	2.50
Tot:	AA (3 yrs)		AA					12	8	3.22	29	20	0	0	9	3	0	123.0	105	47	44	12	33	120	7	2	2	1.12	7.68	0.88	2.41	8.78	3.44	3.64
Tot:	AAA (7 yrs)		AAA					7	8	4.40	84	2	0	0	82	29	11	116.2	121	74	57	10	39	125	9	3	2	1.37	9.33	0.77	3.01	9.64	5.71	3.21
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Avg:	Minors - 162 Inning avg		Minors					🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒

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year	team name	league	category	age	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gr	gf	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
2009	Boston Red Sox	MLB Spring Training	Spring	23	0	0	1.00	5	0	0	0	5	1	0	9.0	5	1	1	0	1	10	0	0	0	0.67	5.00	0.00	1.00	10.00	1.00	10.00
2010	Boston Red Sox	MLB Spring Training	Spring	24	0	0	10.29	5	0	0	0	5	0	1	7.0	10	8	8	5	1	5	1	0	0	1.57	12.86	6.43	1.29	6.43	10.29	5.00
2012	Boston Red Sox	MLB Spring Training	Spring	26	0	0	3.86	5	0	0	0	5	1	1	7.0	6	3	3	0	3	6	0	0	0	1.29	7.71	0.00	3.86	7.71	3.86	2.00
2013	Boston Red Sox	MLB Spring Training	Spring	27	0	1	3.65	10	0	0	0	10	1	0	12.1	11	5	5	1	4	9	0	1	0	1.22	8.03	0.73	2.92	6.57	3.65	2.25
2013	Boston Red Sox	Division Series	Playoffs	27	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0.43	3.86	0.00	0.00	7.71	0.00	0.00
2013	Boston Red Sox	Championship Series	Playoffs	27	1	0	3.37	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	2.2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.50	13.50	0.00	0.00	3.37	3.37	0.00
2013	Boston Red Sox	World Series	Playoffs	27	0	0	0.00	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0.86	3.86	0.00	3.86	11.57	0.00	3.00
2014	Boston Red Sox	MLB Spring Training	Spring	28	0	0	1.50	6	0	0	0	6	1	0	6.0	3	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0.50	4.50	1.50	0.00	7.50	1.50	0.00
2015	Boston Red Sox	MLB Spring Training	Spring	29	1	0	4.50	8	0	0	0	8	1	0	8.0	6	4	4	1	1	7	0	0	0	0.88	6.75	1.13	1.13	7.88	4.50	7.00
2016	Boston Red Sox	MLB Spring Training	Spring	30	0	0	3.38	6	0	0	0	6	1	0	5.1	4	2	2	0	5	5	2	0	0	1.69	6.75	0.00	8.44	8.44	3.38	1.00
2017	Miami Marlins	MLB Spring Training	Spring	31	0	0	0.00	7	0	0	0	7	1	0	7.0	4	0	0	0	4	7	0	0	0	1.14	5.14	0.00	5.14	9.00	0.00	1.75
2018	Miami Marlins	MLB Spring Training	Spring	32	0	1	3.86	6	0	0	0	6	1	0	7.0	5	3	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	0.86	6.43	1.29	1.29	3.86	3.86	3.00
2019	Chicago Cubs	MLB Spring Training	Spring	33	0	0	0.00	6	0	0	0	6	1	0	5.2	2	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0.35	3.18	0.00	0.00	14.29	0.00	0.00
2020	Cincinnati Reds	MLB Spring Training	Spring	34	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.00	9.00	0.00	0.00	9.00	0.00	0.00
Tot:	Spring (11 Yrs)		Spring		1	2	3.23	65	0	0	0	9	65	2	75.1	57	27	27	9	20	67	4	1	0	1.02	6.81	1.08	2.39	8.00	3.23	3.35
Tot:	Playoffs (1 Yrs)		Playoffs		1	0	1.23	13	0	0	0	0	13	0	7.1	6	1	1	0	1	6	1	0	0	0.95	7.36	0.00	1.23	7.36	1.23	6.00

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year	team name	league	level	mlb	#	age	pos	lnp	tbc+	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
2017	Miami Marlins	NL	MLB	MIA	25	31	1/	9/7468		53	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Tot:	MLB (3 yrs)		MLB							126	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00
Tot:	NL (1 yrs)		NL							53	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00
Tot:	AL (2 yrs)		AL							73	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tot:	Minors (1 yrs)		Minors							3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tot:	AA (1 yrs)		AA							3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Avg:	MLB - 162 game avg		MLB							162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒
Avg:	Minors - 162 game avg		Minors							162	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒	🔒

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year	team name	league	category	age	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
2010	Boston Red Sox	MLB Spring Training	Spring	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2013	Boston Red Sox	World Series	Playoffs	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2017	Miami Marlins	MLB Spring Training	Spring	31	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2018	Miami Marlins	MLB Spring Training	Spring	32	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Tot:	Spring (3 Yrs)		Spring		12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tot:	Playoffs (1 Yrs)		Playoffs		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Strikeouts	Walks	Hittable	SO/BB	vs Power	Durability	Team Success
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