Shuta Ishikawa

Shuta Ishikawa (石川 柊太, Ishikawa Shuta, born December 27, 1991 in Shinagawa, Tokyo) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Shuta Ishikawa
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 29
pitcher
Born: (1991-12-27) December 27, 1991
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
debut
April 4, 2017, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record21–9
ERA3.42
Holds8
Strikeouts198
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Professional career

On October 24, 2013, Ishikawa was drafted as developmental squad player (Ja:育成選手制度 (日本プロ野球)) by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. [1]

From 2014 to 2016, he played in informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams, and played in the Western League of NPB minor leagues.

On July 1, 2016, he signed a 5 million yen contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as a registered player under management. (Ja:支配下選手登録)[2]

On April 4, 2017, Ishikawa pitched his debut game against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles as a relief pitcher.[3] On May 31, he won the game as a starting pitcher for the first time.[4] In 2017 season, he finished the regular season with a 34 Games pitched, a 8–3 Win–loss record, a 3.29 ERA, a one Holds, a 99 strikeouts in 98 1/3 innings. In post season, he pitched against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars as a relief pitcher in the 2017 Japan Series, and won the game for the first time in the Japan Series on October 31.[5]

In 2018 season, Ishikawa finished the regular season with a 42 Games pitched, a 13–6 Win–loss record, a 3.60 ERA, a 6 Holds, a 96 strikeouts in 127 1/3 innings. On October 10, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series,[6] but on November 2, he canceled his participation.[7] And he pitched against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp as a relief pitcher in the 2018 Japan Series, but he felt uncomfortable on his right elbow and left the bench on October 31.[8]

Ishikawa developed right elbow pain in April and spent most of the 2019 season in rehabilitation.[9] He made a comeback on September 23, but only pitched two games in the 2019 season.[10] However, he pitched as a relief pitcher and won in the 2019 Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants, contributing to the team's third consecutive victory.[11]

References
  1. In the NPB, in addition to the 70 registered players under management (active roster of players) , each team can have developmental squad players for the purpose of improving their baseball skills and training manners. They aim to be promoted to registered players under management within the 3 year contract period (Non-tender FA players and contract expired players renew their contract every year).
  2. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク石川が支配下登録　最速153キロ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). July 1, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  3. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク石川1軍デビュー「自分の中で自信に」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 4, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  4. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese)ソフトバンク石川プロ初先発勝利、育成出2人目快挙". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). June 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  5. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese)ソフトバンク石川、連日勝利で３戦続けて育成○○○". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 1, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  6. "「2018日米野球」に出場する侍ジャパントップチーム選手全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). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  7. "「ENEOS侍ジャパンシリーズ2018」ならびに「2018日米野球」に出場するトップチームの出場選手の変更について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 2, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  8. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese)ソフトバンク石川、右肘違和感で今シリーズ絶望か". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 31, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  9. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese)ソフトバンク石川が右肘痛再発、復帰は夏場以降か". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 16, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  10. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese)ソフトバンク石川140戦目で今季初登板1回0封". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). September 23, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  11. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese)ソフトバンク救援隊が無失点リレー！石川勝ち運発揮". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 22, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.


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