Takashi Umino
Takashi Umino (海野 隆司, Umino Takashi, born July 15, 1997 in Okayama, Okayama) is a Japanese professional baseball Catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
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Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 62 | |||||||||||||||
Catcher | |||||||||||||||
Born: Okayama, Okayama, Japan | July 15, 1997|||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
September 18, 2020, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2022 season) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .157 | ||||||||||||||
Home runs | 1 | ||||||||||||||
RBI | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Hits | 8 | ||||||||||||||
Stolen base | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Sacrifice bunt | 0 | ||||||||||||||
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Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Medals
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Early baseball career
Umino participated in the 2rd grade summer the 96th Japanese High School Baseball Championship as a Catcher of the Kanzei High School with Yūya Ogō.[1]
Umino went on to Tokai University and won the Batting Leader Award in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area University Baseball League[2] in the spring of his 3rd grade.[3]
Professional career
On October 17, 2019, Umino was drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
On September 18, 2020, Umino debuted in the Pacific League against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[4] And in the match against the Saitama Seibu Lions on November 1, he participated as a starter.[5] In 2020 season, he played in 5 games in the Pacific League. In the 2020 Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants, he was selected as the Japan Series roster, and participated as a bench player.[6][7]
October 25, 2021, Umino recorded his first hit in the final game of the season against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[8] He also played 11 games in the Pacific League during the 2021 season.
In 2022 season, He finished the regular season with a .167 batting average, one home run, and four runs batted in in 47 games as a reserve catcher. On August 26, 2022, Umino recorded his first home run against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.[9]
International career
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Umino was elected to the Japan national baseball team at the 2018 Haarlem Baseball Week,[10] and was elected to the Japan national baseball team at the 2018 USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series and the 2019 USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series.[11][12]
References
- "Sports Nippon baseball news (Japanese) 強肩"海キャノン"で世界へ!ソフトBドラ2海野 侍J入り目指し本家甲斐超え必ず". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). November 26, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ja:首都大学野球連盟
- "Sports Nippon baseball news (Japanese) 佐々木、奥川が本命も…巨人ドラ1候補に東海大・海野 阿部後継にアマNo.1捕手急浮上". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). October 3, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- "Nishinippon Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク2位海野「足が震えた ついに初出場". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). September 19, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- "Nishinippon Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク周東、甲斐がスタメン外れる ルーキー海野の先発マスク". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). July 5, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 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 18, 2020.
- "Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Game report (Japanese) 2020/11/21(土) 第1戦 巨人 vs 福岡ソフトバンク". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 21, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 海野がプロ2年目の最終戦で初安打「来年につながる大事な1本」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- "Nishinippon Sports baseball news "殴られ役"ばかりじゃないぞ! 3年目海野隆司が48打席目でうれしいプロ初アーチ". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). August 26, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- "Japan national baseball team overview (Japanese) 2018年 第29回 ハーレムベースボールウィーク". Japan national baseball team Official site (in Japanese). Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- "Japan national baseball team overview (Japanese) 2018年 第42回 日米大学野球選手権大会". Japan national baseball team Official site (in Japanese). Retrieved December 18, 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 18, 2020.
External links

- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp
- 62 Takashi Umino PLAYERS2022 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site