Yuki Watanabe
| Yuki Watanabe | |
|---|---|
 Watanabe with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 172 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 8, 1995 Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 25, 2019, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| NPB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 0-0 |
| ERA | 2.89 |
| Holds | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 17 |
| Teams | |
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Yuki Watanabe (
He previously played for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
Professional career
[edit]Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
[edit]On October 26, 2017, Watanabe was drafted by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
In 2018 season, he played in the Eastern League of NPB's second league.
On July 25, 2019, Watanabe pitched his debut game against the Saitama Seibu Lions as a relief pitcher.[2] In 2019 season, he pitched in one game in the Pacific League.
In 2020 season, he never got a chance to pitch in the first league. On December 8, 2020, the Eagles re-signed him as a developmental player with an estimated salary of 5 million yen.[3]
In 2021 season, Watanabe changed his pitching form to sidearm last offseason and it paid off.[4] On March 1, 2021, the Eagles re-signed him as a registered player under control.[5] He pitched in nine games with a 5.40 ERA and two holds.
In 2022 season, Watanabe had a 2.13 ERA and one hold in 13 appearances and 12.2 innings, but the Eagles announced on October 22, that he was a free agent.[6]
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
[edit]On November 21, 2022, the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks announced that they had signed Watanabe as a developmental player.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sports Hochi baseball news 【
楽天 】ドラ4渡辺 佑 樹 、山梨 盛 り上 げる「欲 しいのは勝利 だけ」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). January 7, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2022. - ^ "Sports Nippon baseball news
楽天 渡辺 佑 が1軍 デビュー戦 で3者 連続 三振 ！「2軍 と違 って歓声 が大 きくて…」". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). July 25, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2022. - ^ "Sankei Sports baseball news
楽天 ・渡辺 佑 が育成 契約 「一 日 でも早 く支配 下 登録 」". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). December 8, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2022. - ^ "Sports Hochi baseball news 【
楽天 】育成 ・渡辺 佑 樹 が3戦 0封 で支配 下 登録 見 えた…昨年 戦力 外 でサイドに挑戦 ". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). February 19, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2022. - ^ "Daily Sports baseball news
楽天 渡辺 佑 樹 と支配 下 契約 戦力 外 通告 からサイドスロー転向 で再起 ". Daily Sports (in Japanese). March 1, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2022. - ^ "Sankei Sports baseball news
楽天 が2012年 D2位 ・釜田 佳 直 ら5人 の戦力 外 を発表 ". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). October 22, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022. - ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2022/11/21
(月) プレスリリース渡邊 佑 樹 投手 入団 のお知 らせ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
External links
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- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp
- 79 Yuki Watanabe PLAYERS2022 - Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Official site