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FUKUOKA SOFTBANK HAWKS

Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 18, 2017
Sarfate thrives in perfect situation in Fukuoka
Dennis Sarfate is fit, but at a listed weight of 102 kg, he isn't exactly light. So it was with some apprehension that he allowed his Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks teammates to toss him in the air after the team won the 2017 Pacific League pennant on Saturday afternoon at MetLife Dome in Saitama.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 16, 2017
Hawks capture Pacific League pennant
There shouldn't have been any questions about which team was the best in the Pacific League this season.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Sep 4, 2017
Sarfate has pitched way into MVP discussion
The bow has become one of the most familiar sights in Japanese baseball. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate records the final out of a game, brings his right hand up to meet his gloved left hand in front of his chest, and leans forward. When you see it, Sarfate has either converted a save or...
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