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Marc Jason Kroon (born April 2, 1973) is an American former right-handed relief pitcher. He served as the closer for the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League. He was drafted 72nd overall by the New York Mets in . After playing for various teams including the Cincinnati Reds, he joined the Yokohama BayStars in . That year, he set the record for the fastest pitch ever in Japanese baseball, at 161 km/h (100 mph). He threw fastballs at that speed several times while playing in Yokohama. After the season, Kroon and the BayStars failed to come to terms on a new contract, and ended up being a free agent. Kroon was later signed by the Yomiuri Giants along with two other major non-Japanese free agents: former Tokyo Yakult Swallows standouts Seth Greisinger, and Alex Ramirez. In , Kroon led the Central League in saves with 41.〔 〕 He also broke his own record of pitching to 162 km/h (101 mph). Kroon signed a minor league contract with an invitation for spring training with the San Francisco Giants in 2011.〔http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/01/24/marc-kroon-signs-with-giants-after-high-octane-closing-stint-in〕 Kroon was reassigned to triple-A Fresno Grizzlies at the end of spring training.〔("Marc Kroon: Kroon can opt out of contract on June 1," ) ''RotoWorld'' (April 1, 2011).〕 Kroon was featured in the Showtime television production ''The Franchise''.〔http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=13761045&topic_id=8878828&c_id=sf〕 On March 8, 2012, Kroon retired. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marc Kroon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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