Shōta Imanaga
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 Imanaga with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: September 1, 1993 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Left Throws: Left | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| March 29, 2016, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics (through 2022 season) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Win–loss record | 57-46 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Earned Run Average | 3.24 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 847 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Shōta Imanaga (今永 昇太, Imanaga Shōta, born September 1, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career[edit]
In 2015 NPB draft, Yokohama DeNA BayStars selected him in the first round.[2]
Imanaga signed with the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League to play weeks 2-7 of the 2018–19 Australian Baseball League season[3]
In his six starts for the Cavalry, he posted a 4-0 record with a league best 0.51 ERA over 35 innings with 57 strikeouts to 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.
Imanaga pitched a no-hitter on June 7, 2022.[4]
International career[edit]
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.[5]
On October 1, 2019, he was selected to Team Japan for the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[6]
Imanaga played for the Japanese national team at the 2023 World Baseball Classic, and started the championship game.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "BayStars Shota Imanaga hurls no-hitter as Fighters lose five straight". 8 June 2022.
- ^ "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).
- ^ "Japanese Major League Players Join the Cavalry". 13 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ https://www.nippon.com/en/news/kd906891784029405184/baseball-dena's-imanaga-hurls-no-hitter-as-fighters-lose-5-straight.html
- ^ "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.
- ^ "「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.
- ^ "Japan starting Imanaga over Ohtani or Darvish in WBC final vs. United States". Sportsnet.ca. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Canberra Cavalry players
- Komazawa University alumni
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Baseball people from Kitakyushu
- Yokohama DeNA BayStars players
- 2019 WBSC Premier12 players
- 2023 World Baseball Classic players
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in Australia
- Japanese baseball pitcher stubs