Hard-to-name Switch Pitcher Picks Futures All-Star, Only Single-A Pitcher, 99 miles right and 95 miles left
Jul 01, 2025
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Carl Yastrzemski, who made his name as an AL slugger in the 1960s and 1970s, was confused with 'Yastrzemski' when he was first introduced to domestic fans. His grandson, San Francisco Giants Mike Yastremski, is playing as a teammate of Lee Jung-hoo, so it is now a familiar name.
Eric Gagne, who played as a closer to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the early 2000s, was also written as 'Eric Gagney', and it was written that way because he had the same family name as former Dodgers infielder Greg Gagne. In the case of 'Ganye', he is from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where he speaks French, which is different from the English pronunciation.
Dallas Keuchel, the winner of the 2015 AL Cy Young Award, is also a player who was difficult to write in Korean. Although there is a foreign language notation, English names not listed in the regulations have no choice but to listen to the pronunciation of the locals and mark them.
A 22-year-old switch pitcher (both hands pitcher), who is really rare in major league history, has been selected as a Futures All-Star and has become a hot topic. Jurrangelo Cijntje of the Seattle Mariners' High Single A Everitt Aqua Sox is the main character.
He is from the Netherlands and his name is hard to pronounce. It is more like a wandering elo stintier in Dutch. However, he, who is dreaming of becoming a major league player, said in an interview in 2022 that he could sing in English pronunciation, Sainje.
Seinje was included in the 10 AL pitchers in the Futures All-Star Game announced by MLB on the 1st (hereinafter Korean time). All 18 other players, including nine NL pitchers, belong to Double A and Triple A, and Sainze is the only player playing in Single A. Sainze was included in the roster of the Futures All-Star Game along with eight others who were drafted together in the first round of last year's draft.
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He pitched 51 ⅔ innings in 15 games (12 starts) this season, recording 4 wins and 4 losses, a 4.88 ERA, 58 strikeouts, nine homers, 31 walks, 8 pitches, WHIP 1.28, and a 0.191 hit rate. When throwing with the right hand, there is a big difference with a batting average of 0.165 (26 hits in 158 times at bat) and seven homers, and a batting average of 0.360 (9 hits in 25 times at bat) and two homers when throwing with the left hand.
The Seattle club plans to continue to become a switch pitcher, although he pitches far more powerfully with his right hand. MLB.com said at the time of last year's draft that `Sainze is not only a very rare switch pitcher, but he can use both hands justifiably and efficiently.' The restraint comes up to 95 miles with his left hand and 99 miles with his right hand. Both hands have the ability to overwhelm batters, he said.
Analysts say that starting pitchers are more suitable for positions. The 12 starting plate posted a 3.44 ERA, a 0.178 batting average and a 1.11 WHIP, and the 2 relief plate marked a 40.50 ERA and a 0.444 batting average.
Sainze, a Dutch native, joined last year with Seattle's 15th overall pick in the first round of the draft. Born in the Netherlands, he grew up in Curaçao in the Caribbean, a Dutch territory. At the age of 16, he moved to Miami to continue baseball, and participated in last year's draft when he was a junior at Mississippi State University and was drafted by Seattle.
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Bendit, who played for six teams, including the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants from 2015 to 2020, pitched 72 ⅓ innings in 61 games with a 2-2 record and an ERA of 4.73. He faced 160 batters with his right hand and 152 batters with his left hand. The hit rate was 0.256 when thrown with the right hand and 0.204 for the left hand. He mainly faced right-handed hitters with his right hand and left-handed hitters with his left hand.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
