Shōta Imanaga

Shōta Imanaga (今永 昇太, Imanaga Shōta, born September 1, 1993 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Shōta Imanaga
Imanaga with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 21
Pitcher
Born: (1993-09-01) September 1, 1993
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Left
debut
March 29, 2016, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Career statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–Loss Record36–34
Earned Run Average3.55
Strikeouts542
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
WBSC Premier12
2019 Tokyo Team

Career

In 2015 NPB draft, Yokohama DeNA BayStars selected him in the first round.[1]

Imanaga signed with the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League to play weeks 2-7 of the 2018–19 Australian Baseball League season[2]

In his six starts for the Cavalry, he posted a 4-0 record with a league best 0.51 ERA over 35 innings with a ridiculous 57 strikeouts to just one walk. By meeting the statistical recognition minimum (0.8IP per team game), Imanaga broke the league records for WHIP (0.429), H/9 (3.6), BB/9 (0.3) and second best ERA behind Ryan Searle.

Following his successful ABL stint, Imanaga posted a 13-7 2.91 ERA, 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball season, finishing second in wins and strikeouts only behind Shun Yamaguchi in the Central League.

International career

Imanaga represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico and 2019 WBSC Premier12.

On February 27, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[3]

On October 1, 2019, he was selected to Team Japan for the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[4]

References
  1. "2015年 新人選手選択会議(ドラフト会議) 横浜DeNAベイスターズ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese).
  2. "Japanese Major League Players Join the Cavalry". 13 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  4. "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.


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