Masato Yoshii was signed by the Mets as a free agent from Japan before the 1998 season. He pitched for the Mets in 1998 and 1999.
In '98 Yoshii was 6-8 with a 3.93 ERA. In '99, he was 12-8 with a 4.40 ERA. He did well by the Mets. Interesting fact about him---in his later years when he went back and played in Japan one of his managers' was Terry Collins.
Yoshii provided us Mets fans with a great sense of humor and this quote of his is an all-time funny Mets quote
"Get in the stands, drinking beer and yelling, 'Get Yoshi in there'."--Masato Yoshii, asked what he would be doing if he were not on the Mets pitching staff
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