Sota Tanoue
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 70
Pitcher
Born: (2002-11-26) November 26, 2002
Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 12, 2022, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2022 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

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.

References

  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.
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