Takumi Yamamoto (山本 拓実, Yamamoto Takumi, born January 31, 2000 in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons.
| Takumi Yamamoto 山本 拓実 | |
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| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 67 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 31, 2000 Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 12, 2018, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 6-7 |
| Earned run average | 4.25 |
| Strikeouts | 97 |
| Teams | |
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Career
editChunichi Dragons
editOn October 20, 2017, Yamamoto was selected as the 6th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2017 NPB Draft. On November 18, he signed a provisional contract with a ¥25,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥5,500,000 yearly salary.[1]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
editOn June 19, 2023, Yamamoto was traded alongside Yūya Gunji to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in exchange for Shingo Usami and Koki Saito.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "６位・山本、頭脳ではい上がる！！" (in Japanese). 2017-11-18. Archived from the original on 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.jp
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