Sota Tanoue

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

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.

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

Professional career

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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

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  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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