Kitabeppu Manabu died on June 16, 2023, having been born on July 12, 1957. He was a well-known right-handed pitcher from Japan who was selected by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in the first round of the 1975 MLB Draft. He was renowned as the “Precision Machine” (, Seimutsu-Kikai) for his impeccable control throwing, and his pet name was Pei-San.
He struggled in his first three seasons until posting a 3.58 ERA and went 17-11 to win a position on his first All-Star team in 1979. Kitabeppu was chosen to play in his first of five consecutive All-Star games as a part of the team that won the Japan Series in 1980.
Manabu Kitabeppu funeral, burial service, pictures, date, time, venue
There is no information available about Manabu Kitabeppu’s funeral, burial service, pictures, date, time, or venue. His death was announced on June 16, 2023, but no other details have been released.
He died at a hospital in Hiroshima on June 16, 2023, shortly after midnight. In 2020, he disclosed that he had been battling leukaemia for a very long time.
Only one pitcher (Kimiyasu Kudoh) has won 200 games in Nippon Professional Baseball since Kitabeppu. In terms of career metrics, Kitabeppu is placed ninth in hits allowed (3,225), fourth in home runs allowed (380, a Central League record), 20th in wins (3,113 innings), 26th in strikeouts (1,757), and ninth in innings pitched (3,113).
