Tatsuru Yanagimachi
Tatsuru Yanagimachi | |||||||||||||||
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![]() Yanagimachi with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. | |||||||||||||||
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 32 | |||||||||||||||
Outfielder | |||||||||||||||
Born: Inashiki, Ibaraki, Japan | April 20, 1997|||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
June 21, 2020, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .265 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 1 | ||||||||||||||
RBI | 69 | ||||||||||||||
Hits | 181 | ||||||||||||||
Stolen base | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Sacrifice bunt | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Teams | |||||||||||||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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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.
Early baseball career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
On June 8 2021, Yanagimachi was named to the starting lineup for the first time in the interleague play against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and recorded two hits.[7] He also recorded his first home run against the Chiba Lotte Marines on October 25, and was the first multi-hit with three hits in one game.[8] In 2021 season, he made 20 appearances in the Pacific League.
March 31, 2022, Ryoya Kurihara injured his left knee, so he was placed on the first team registration and had a multi-hit game that day against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[9] He had since been used in the starting lineup at left fielder after Seiji Uebayashi injured his Achilles tendon on May 19.[10] He continued his good form and reached the qualifying number of at bats in 29 games on May 31, ranking third in the league with a .317 batting average.[11] But he was taken off the first team registration on June 6 due to a lower-body condition.[12] He returned on June 17 and scored a run on a two-base hit against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[13] He also tested positive for COVID-19, and by regulation was removed from the first team registration on August 20, with a return date of September 8.[14] In 2022 season, he finished the regular season with a .277 batting average, 89 hits, and 32 RBI, playing in 107 games as a regular left fielder, the most of his career, despite suffering an accidental COVID-19 infection and a lower body condition.
In 2023 season,Yanagimachi became a regular left fielder by recording three RBIs, tied for the most in his career, in the interleague play against the Chunichi Dragons on June 1.[15] He also scored the winning hit against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters on September 18, ending his team's losing streak.[16] He finished the regular season with a .257 batting average, a 80 hits, and a 34 RBIs batted in 116 games.
International career
[edit]In 2018, Yanagimachi represented the Japan national baseball team at the 2018 World University Baseball Championship.[17]
In 2019, Yanagimachi represented the Japan national baseball team at the 2019 USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 柳町、マルチな活躍 「2番左翼」の昇格即スタメンで2安打". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). June 8, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 「打撃職人」後継者、柳町が30万円増更改「試合出場は少なかったけど」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク柳町、昇格即スタメンでマルチ安打 左膝負傷で離脱の栗原は自主トレ仲間". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). March 31, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク柳町 栗原に続く上林長期離脱に「チームを救う」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). May 19, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 柳町が規定打席に到達 5打数無安打もいきなり打率リーグ3位に登場". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). May 31, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Nikkansports Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】柳町達下半身コンディション不良のため6日にも登録抹消「長引いたら困るから」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). June 6, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 日米185勝右腕にとどめの適時二塁打 復帰即スタメンの柳町「とにかく集中した結果」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). June 17, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news コロナから復帰即先発の柳町達が1安打「迷惑をかけたので…」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). September 8, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】柳町達が自身最多タイの3打点をマーク、得点圏打率は4割1分2厘". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). June 1, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】柳町達、決勝打含む2安打1打点で連敗阻止「1点取れた喜びこみ上げてきた」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). September 18, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp
- 32 Tatsuru Yanagimachi PLAYERS2024 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site