Sota Tanoue

Sota Tanoue
Sota Tanoue
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 70
	Pitcher
	Born: November 26, 2002 (age 22); Osaka, Osaka, Japan
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
	April 12, 2022, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics ; (through 2023 season)
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	2.45
Strikeouts	2
Teams
	Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2022–present);

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 (NPB).

Personal life

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.

In 2023 season, Tanoue developed inflammation in his right elbow in May and spent a two month in rehabilitation.^[4] As a result, he never had a chance to pitch in the Pacific League.

On October 9, 2024, it was announced that Tanoue had been diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis, a disorder than affects 1 in 1 million adults. Despite fears he would never be able to pitch again, he faced three practice batters in a game the same day.^[5]

References

^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク田上奏大4軍戦で右肘炎症から実戦復帰 1回4失点も「投げられたことが一番の収穫」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). September 13, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
^ "x.com".

External links

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Career statistics - NPB.jp
70 Sota Tanoe - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site

This biographical article relating to a Japanese baseball pitcher is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[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.

[4] "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク田上奏大4軍戦で右肘炎症から実戦復帰 1回4失点も「投げられたことが一番の収穫」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). September 13, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

[5] "x.com".

[1]