Yuki Matsumoto (baseball)
Yuki Matsumoto (松本 裕樹, Matsumoto Yūki, born April 14, 1996 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese Professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
| Yuki Matsumoto | |||
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 Matsumoto with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 66 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: April 14, 1996 Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| September 30, 2016, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2019 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 4-7 | ||
| ERA | 4.29 | ||
| Strikeouts | 96 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Early Baseball career
Matsumoto participated in the 2rd grade spring 85th Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament and the 3rd grade summer 96th Japanese High School Baseball Championship as an pitcher at the University of Morioka Affiliated High School.
Professional career
On October 23, 2014, Matsumoto was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks first overall pick in the 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
He spent the 2015 season on right elbow rehabilitation.[2]
On September 30, 2016, he pitched his debut game against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[3]
From 2016 season to 2019 season, he recorded with a 29 Games pitched, a 4–7 Win–loss record, a 4.29 ERA, a 96 strikeouts in 121 2/3 innings.
References
- "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトドラ１松本「66」伝説エース継承だ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 27, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク松本 柳田から投球絶賛「すごい」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 29, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2019.
- "Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Official site news (Japanese) 内川選手3打点！松本投手デビュー飾る". Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2019.