Tatsuru Yanagimachi

Tatsuru Yanagimachi (柳町 達, Yanagimachi Tatsuru, born April 20, 1997 in Inashiki, Ibaraki) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Tatsuru Yanagimachi
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 32
Outfielder
Born: (1997-04-20) April 20, 1997
Inashiki, Ibaraki, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 21, 2020, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.250
Home runs0
RBI1
Hits1
Stolen base0
Sacrifice bunt1
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
World University Baseball Championship
2018 Chiayi Team

Early Baseball career

Yanagimachi went on to Keio University and was selected as the Best Nine Award in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League in the first grade spring league.[1]　When he was in the 4th grade, he recorded a total of 100 hits, the 33rd in the history of the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League.[2]

Professional career

On October 17, 2019, Yanagimachi was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[3]

On June 21, 2020, Yanagimachi debuted in the Pacific League against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[4]　And on October 31, he recorded his first hit and RBI against the Saitama Seibu Lions.[5]　In 2020 season, Yanagimachi played 12 games in the Pacific League. And he was selected as the Japan Series roster in the 2020 Japan Series. [6]

International career

In 2018, Yanagimachi represented the Japan national baseball team at the 2018 World University Baseball Championship.[7]

In 2019, Yanagimachi represented the Japan national baseball team at the 2019 USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series.[8]

References
  1. "Sankei Sports baseball news (Japanese) 慶大初の快挙！1年柳町がベストナインに「光栄だが、正直出来過ぎ」／東京六大学". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). May 30, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. "Sports Nippon baseball news (Japanese) 慶大・柳町100安打！15打席ぶりの安打でリーグ史上33人目の快挙「早慶戦でよかった」". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). June 1, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. "Fukuoka Softbank Hawks news (Japanese) 2019/10/17(木) 球団 選手 【ドラフト】1位は佐藤選手！計12人を指名". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 17, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  4. "Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Geme report (Japanese) 2020/06/21（日）第3回戦 福岡ソフトバンク vs 千葉ロッテ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). June 21, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  5. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク柳町がプロ初安打「もっとアピール」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 31, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  6. "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) SMBC日本シリーズ2020 出場資格者名簿(福岡ソフトバンクホークス)". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  7. "Japan national baseball team overview (Japanese) 2018年 第6回 FISU世界大学野球選手権大会 2018". Japan national baseball team Official site (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  8. "Japan national baseball team overview (Japanese) 2019年 第43回 日米大学野球選手権大会". Japan national baseball team Official site (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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