Yuta Kakita Hurt, Out 5 Months Friday, August 16th, 2019 Yokohama (Ni-Gun) Bay Stars starting pitcher Yuta Kakita suffered shoulder inflammation during a recent game with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham (Ni-Gun) Fighters and will miss 5 months. Kakita told BNN, "I hurt it throwing a pitch. I'm optimistic that I will be back quicker than they say."
This season to date Kakita has a record of 4 wins and 6 losses with a 4.14 ERA, has appeared in 22 games and struck out 78 in 91.1 innings.