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Dragons Naoki Gato Hurt Wednesday, May 24th, 2017 Watching Naoki Gato getting helped off the field today at Ballpark of Nakashibetsu College, fans of the Chunichi Dragons feared the worst. The news wasn't quite as bad as initially feared, but the reliever will miss 12 months with a torn ulnar collateral ligament. "We feel we've dodged a bullet. When you see a guy break down like that, you worry right away," a team spokesman said. Gato suffered the injury throwing a pitch in the game against the Carp. This season Gato has earned 0 saves, tossed 30.2 innings, made 19 relief appearances, fanned 31 hitters and posted an ERA of 6.75. Teams are hitting .325 against him. |
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