Shoichi Ino (井納 翔一, Inoh Shoichi, born May 1, 1986 in Koto, Tokyo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants.

Shoichi Inoh
Inoh with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Pitcher
Born: (1986-05-01) May 1, 1986 (age 38)
Koto, Tokyo, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 4, 2013, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Last NPB appearance
August 7, 2022, for the Yomiuri Giants
Career statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record51-61
Earned run average3.98
Strikeouts640
Saves1
Holds11
Teams

Professional career

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Yokohama DeNA BayStars

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On October 25, 2012, Inoh was drafted by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in the 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]

Inoh debuted with the BayStars in 2013.[2] In May 2014, Ino was named the Central League's most valuable pitcher of the month.[3]

Yomiuri Giants

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During the 2020 offseason, Inoh exercised his free agent option.[4] And he decided to sign a two-year deal with the Yomiuri Giants worth up to 200 million yen.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Yokohama DeNA BayStars news (Japanese) 2014/05/26(月) 第2回戦 中日 vs 福岡ソフトバンク". Yokohama DeNA BayStars Official site (in Japanese). October 25, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "BayStars pitcher Ino producing better results". 7 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Outfielders Takai, Yanagita named May MVPS for position players; Ino, Kishi earn pitching accolades". 6 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) 公示 フリーエージェント宣言選手 2020年度". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 井納2年2億円で巨人入り「戦力に」決め手は原監督". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). December 14, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
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