Kotaro Otake

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Kotaro Otake
Otake with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Hanshin Tigers – No. 49
Pitcher
Born: (1995-06-29) June 29, 1995 (age 28)
Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
NPB debut
August 1, 2018, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record10-9
ERA4.07
Holds1
Strikeouts122
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Kotaro Otake (大竹 耕太郎, Ōtake Kōtarō, born June 29, 1995) is a Japanese Professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks until the 2022 season.

Early baseball career[edit]

Otake participated in the 2nd grade summer 94th Japanese High School Baseball Championship and the 3rd grade spring 85th Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament as an ace pitcher at Seisei High School. He went to Waseda University and won the Best Nine in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League.[1]

Professional career[edit]

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks[edit]

On October 26, 2017, Otake was not drafted as a registered player under control in the 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball draft, but drafted as a developmental player by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.[2]

On July 29, 2018, he signed a 6 million yen contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as a registered player under control.[3] On August 1, Otake debuted against the Saitama Seibu Lions and won the game for the first time.[4] In 2018 season, he finished the regular season with a 3–2 Win–loss record, a 3.88 ERA, a 36 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings. And he pitched in the 2018 Japan Series.

In 2019 season, Otake finished the regular season with a 5–4 Win–loss record, a 3.82 ERA, a 72 strikeouts in 106 innings. And he was selected as the Japan Series roster in the 2019 Japan Series.[5]

In 2020 season, Otake delayed his first pitch in the Pacific League to August 13 due to rehabilitation of his left elbow injury.[6] He recorded with a 3 Games pitched, a 2–0 Win–loss record, a 2.30 ERA, a 8 strikeouts in 15.2 innings. And he recorded with a 16 Games pitched, a 6–3 Win–loss record, a.667 Winning percentage, a 2.53 ERA, a 73 strikeouts in 92.1 innings in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues,[7] was honored for the Western League Wins Leader Award, the Western League ERA Leader Award, the Western League Winning percentage Leader Award, and the Western League Excellent Pitcher Award at the NPB AWARD 2020.[8] In the 2020 Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants, he was selected as the Japan Series roster.[9]

In 2021 season, Otake finished the regular season with 2 Games pitched, a 0–1 Win–loss record, a 15.75 ERA, a one strikeouts in 4 innings.

In 2022 season, he finished the regular season with 2 Games pitched, a 0–2 Win–loss record, a 6.43 ERA, a 5 strikeouts in 7 innings.

Hanshin Tigers[edit]

On December 9, 2022, Otake was nominated and transferred from the Hanshin Tigers in the active player draft held from the 2022 season.[10][11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 早大勢が６人受賞／東京６大学野球ベストナイン". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). May 31, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.).
  3. ^ "Sankei Sports baseball news ソフトバンクが育成の大竹耕太郎を支配下登録 背番号「１３３」から「１０」に変更". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). July 29, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク大竹、史上初育成新人プロ初先発初勝利". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 2, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) SMBC日本シリーズ2019 出場資格者名簿（福岡ソフトバンクホークス）". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  6. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news (Japanese) 420日ぶり白星ソフトバンク大竹「黄金」同期の活躍に悔しさと刺激". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). August 14, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) 2020年度 福岡ソフトバンクホークス 個人投手成績 (ウエスタン・リーグ)". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) 2020年度 表彰選手 (ウエスタン・リーグ)". NPB.jp (in Japanese). December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) SMBC日本シリーズ2020 出場資格者名簿(福岡ソフトバンクホークス)". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  10. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball announcement 現役ドラフト結果 2022年度". NPB.jp (in Japanese). December 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "Nikkansports Sports baseball news 現役ドラフトはどのような制度？各球団、必ず１人は出て１人は入る仕組み/ Q＆A". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). December 9, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2023.

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