Dennis Scott Sarfate (born April 9, 1981) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has also played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, and Baltimore Orioles in Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Saitama Seibu Lions of NPB. While an average reliever in the MLB, Sarfate became one of the greatest closers in NPB history after moving his career overseas. Sarfate holds several NPB records, including most saves in a season and most by a foreign-born pitcher.\n', '

Sarfate graduated from Gilbert High School in Gilbert, Arizona. He was an All-American and First Team All-State. He was the Scottsdale Tribune Pitcher of the Year in 1999. The Texas Rangers selected Sarfate in the 15th round of the 1999 MLB draft. He did not sign, enrolling in college. He attended Arizona State University in 2000 and Chandler-Gilbert Community College in 2001.\n', '

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Sarfate in the ninth round of the 2001 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut on September 3, 2006. He pitched in eight games for the Brewers, with a 4.32 earned run average (ERA).\n', '

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