page_title: Masumi Kuwata
hierarchical_section_title: Masumi Kuwata
caption_attribution_description: Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Masumi Kuwata during a Pirates/Minnesota Twins spring training game at McKechnie Field in Bradenton, Florida.
context_page_description: Masumi Kuwata is a former Japanese right-handed pitcher who played the bulk of his career with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. He pitched 21 seasons with the Giants, beginning in 1986. Near the end of his career, he played part of one season with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.
context_section_description: Masumi Kuwata (桑田 真澄 Kuwata Masumi, born 1 April 1968 in Yao, Osaka, Japan) is a former Japanese right-handed pitcher who played the bulk of his career with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. He pitched 21 seasons with the Giants, beginning in 1986. Near the end of his career, he played part of one season with the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.
caption: Kuwata with the Pittsburgh Pirates
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