Lenn Haruki Sakata (Japanese: 坂田春樹 born June 8, 1954) is an American former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a utility player from 1977 to 1987 and was a member of the Baltimore Orioles 1983 World Series Championship team. He was the second Asian American to play Major League Baseball. He is Yonsei (fourth-generation American of Japanese ancestry). Sakata graduated from Kalani High School in 1971. Sakata played college baseball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.
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Lenn Haruki Sakata 8 June 1954 (age 71) Honolulu, HI
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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