Sota Tanoue (田上 奏大, Tanoue Sōta, born November 26, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Sota Tanoue
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 70
Pitcher
Born: (2002-11-26) November 26, 2002 (age 21)
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 12, 2022, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average2.45
Strikeouts2
Teams

His uncle Hidenori Tanoue played as a catcher for the Hawks.[1]

Professional career edit

On October 26, 2020, Tanoue was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]

In 2021 season, he played in the Western League of NPB's minor league.

April 12, 2022, he pitched his debut game against the Chiba Lotte Marines as a starting pitcher.[3] In 2022 season, he pitched in two games in the Pacific League.

In 2023 season, Tanoue developed inflammation in his right elbow in May and spent a two month in rehabilitation.[4] As a result, he never had a chance to pitch in the Pacific League.

References edit

  1. ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks news 5位ルーキー田上投手が入団発表「叔父さんよりも」". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). January 6, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Sports Nippon baseball news 履正社・田上 ソフトB5位指名に喜び ガン手術の母へ「楽をさせてあげたい」". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 田上「2回以降楽しめた」初登板初先発で6回途中無失点 最速155キロマーク". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). April 12, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  4. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク田上奏大4軍戦で右肘炎症から実戦復帰 1回4失点も「投げられたことが一番の収穫」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). September 13, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

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