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 edit
Chunichi Dragons edit
On October 20, 2017, Yamamoto was selected as the 6th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2017 NPB Draft and on November 18 signed a provisional contract with a ¥25,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥5,500,000 yearly salary.[1]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters edit
On 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. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.jp
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