The history of Cuban pitcher Raidel Martínez is on his way to becoming a legend of the Japanese Baseball Professional League (NPB). This Friday the Pinareño saved the victory of the Yomiuri giants over the Tigers of Hanshin, to reach the impressive figure of 200 rescues in the prestigious professional circuit.
The feat of the Vueltabajero, before the full stand of Tokyo Dome, is even more relevant, because only ten pitchers had reached that figure in the history of these tournaments, Highlight The specialized portal Japanese baseball.
200 saved !!
Raidel Martínez became today (08/15/2025) in the Latin 1, the 2nd imported and just the 11th pitcher in the whole history of the #NPB in reaching 200 saved in his career. CONGRATULATIONS! pic.twitter.com/ooma1vlv47– Japanese Baseball.com (@beisboljapones) August 15, 2025
In that small Raidel group it appears as the second serpentinero born out of Japan that achieves it, and at the same time the only Latin player who has managed to reach the respectable amount.
To round her, she climbed into the mound and starred in a perfect exit, struggling the three batters she faced to reach 403 in that locker.
It also resulted in the number 34 of the season, with which its leadership of that department increases in the central league, which together with an effectiveness of 1.45 clean races per game confirms that the Cuban travels through another excellent campaign.
In this course, the 28 -year -old launcher matched the historical record of consecutive exits without allowing notes, corresponding to the Central League, when reaching 31.
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When That streak broke As soon as he lacked eight perfect incursions to reach the absolute brand of the Japanese professional circuit, which remains in 39 presentations in the hands of Kaima Taira (Lions of Seibú) since 2021.
With a good calendar stretch to complete, it is very likely that its 43 rescue stop is fulminated, signed a year ago when it still defended the colors of the dragons of Chunichi, in whose payroll it remained from its landing in the NPB in 2018.
A year later he lived his first full season and with the present there are already four in which he has exceeded the 30 sets saved, which places him among the best closures of the last five years in the Japanese professional baseball.
After completing his feat, and before the audience he wrapped him, Raidel thanked his teammates and the fans, in addition to dedicating his most recent presentation to his parents and his wife, present at the stadium.
In eight seasons enrolled in the demanding baseball of Japan, and according to Official statistics Compiled before the historic challenge, Martínez had participated in 347 challenges, acting for 353 tickets.
In that period it has allowed 70 races, of them 66 clean, for an excellent average for life of 1.68.
