Alfredo Despaigne Rodriguez is a Cuban professional baseball outfielderwho is a free agent. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Despaigne with the SoftBank Hawks in 2017
The 2019 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball's (NPB) 2019 season. The 70th edition of the Japan Series, it was played from 19-23 October. The series was a best-of-seven playoff between the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, the Pacific League's (PL) Climax Series champion and defending Japan Series champions, and the Yomiuri Giants, the Central League's (CL) Climax Series champion. The Hawks defeated the Giants in a four game sweep to win their third consecutive Japan Series championship, their fifth title in six years; they are also the first team to win three straight Japan Series titles since the Seibu Lions did it from 1990 to 1992.
Hawks starting pitcher Kodai Senga allowed only one run in a Game 1 win.
SoftBank's Rei Takahashi did not allow a hit to Yomiuri into the seventh inning in Game 2.
Alfredo Despaigne had three RBIs for SoftBank in Game 3.
Yurisbel Gracial won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award
