Takumi Yamamoto

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
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 67
Pitcher
Born: (2000-01-31) 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 record6-7
Earned run average4.25
Strikeouts97
Teams

Career

Chunichi Dragons

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

On June 19, 2023, Yamamoto was traded alongside Yūya Gunji to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in exchange for Shingo Usami and Koki Saito.

References

  1. "6位・山本、頭脳ではい上がる!!" (in Japanese). 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2018-12-06.


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