Following a season in which he came close to quitting baseball three times, SoftBank Hawks closer Dennis Sarfate is back in Japan, having shelved his dream of a major league return.Although happy to be back in Fukuoka with the Hawks, Sarfate had hoped to be pitching in the majors this season. He saved 54 games in 2017 to set Nippon Professional Baseball's single-season saves record while his wife was back home suffering from a chronic illness."It feels good to be back. It feels good to be playing again. That time at home was joyous," Sarfate told Kyodo News."We wanted to get posted, we want…READ FULL ARTICLE