Shintaro Fujinami Continues To Struggle
2 years agoOakland Athletics right-hander Shintaro Fujinami continued to struggle in an appearance out of the bullpen in Sunday's 5-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Fujinami allowed three runs on four hits while walking and striking out none in 1 1/3 innings of work. It has been a nightmare for the 29-year-old Japanese hurler in the beginning to his major-league career, as he was already demoted to the bullpen after struggling mightily in his first four starts. He now owns a cringe-inducing 13.94 ERA (6.69 FIP), 2.23 WHIP, 19 walks and 18 strikeouts in 20 2/3 innings over nine outings (four starts) for Oakland. This isn't what the A's envisioned when they signed him this offseason. Fujinami will have to get the walks under control if he wants to turn things around in 2023.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com