Yuto Furuya

Yuto Furuya (古谷 優人, Furuya Yūto, born May 15, 1999 in Makubetsu, Hokkaido) is a Japanese professional baseball Pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Yuto Furuya
Furuya with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Pitcher
Born: (1999-02-19) February 19, 1999
Makubetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
NPB debut
July 5, 2020, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record1-1
ERA2.37
Holds2
Strikeouts22
Teams

Professional career

On October 20, 2016, Furuya was drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]

In 2017 - 2019 season, Furuya played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues and played in informal matches against the Shikoku Island League Plus's teams. On May 5, 2019, he recorded the fastest 160 km/h (99.42 mph) fastball in the a left-handed pitcher in the NPB's record in the informal match against the Kagawa Olive Guyners.[2]

On July 5, 2020, Furuya debuted in the Pacific League against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters as a relief pitcher.[3] In 2020 season, he pitched 4 games in the Pacific League.

References
  1. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク2位の江陵・古谷「活躍している姿を」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 20, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  2. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク古谷が160キロ計測 NPB左腕最速". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). May 6, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  3. "Nishinippon Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンクの剛速球サウスポー古谷 地元北海道で154キロKKデビュー". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). July 5, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2021.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.