Tatsuru Yanagimachi
Yanagimachi with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 32
Outfielder
Born: (1997-04-20) April 20, 1997
Inashiki, Ibaraki, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 21, 2020, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.265
Home runs1
RBI69
Hits181
Stolen base5
Sacrifice bunt9
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
World University Baseball Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Chiayi Team

Tatsuru Yanagimachi (柳町 達, Yanagimachi Tatsuru, born April 20, 1997 in Inashiki, Ibaraki) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

Early baseball career

Yanagimachi went on to Keio University and was selected as the Best Nine Award in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League in the first grade spring league.[1]　When he was in the 4th grade, he recorded a total of 100 hits, the 33rd in the history of the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League.[2]

Professional career

On October 17, 2019, Yanagimachi was drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[3]

On June 21, 2020, Yanagimachi debuted in the Pacific League against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[4]　And on October 31, he recorded his first hit and RBI against the Saitama Seibu Lions.[5]　In 2020 season, Yanagimachi played 12 games in the Pacific League. And he was selected as the Japan Series roster in the 2020 Japan Series. [6]

On June 8 2021, Yanagimachi was named to the starting lineup for the first time in the interleague play against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and recorded two hits.[7] He also recorded his first home run against the Chiba Lotte Marines on October 25, and was the first multi-hit with three hits in one game.[8] In 2021 season, he made 20 appearances in the Pacific League.

March 31, 2022, Ryoya Kurihara injured his left knee, so he was placed on the first team registration and had a multi-hit game that day against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[9] He had since been used in the starting lineup at left fielder after Seiji Uebayashi injured his Achilles tendon on May 19.[10] He continued his good form and reached the qualifying number of at bats in 29 games on May 31, ranking third in the league with a .317 batting average.[11] But he was taken off the first team registration on June 6 due to a lower-body condition.[12] He returned on June 17 and scored a run on a two-base hit against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[13] He also tested positive for COVID-19, and by regulation was removed from the first team registration on August 20, with a return date of September 8.[14] In 2022 season, he finished the regular season with a .277 batting average, 89 hits, and 32 RBI, playing in 107 games as a regular left fielder, the most of his career, despite suffering an accidental COVID-19 infection and a lower body condition.

In 2023 season,Yanagimachi became a regular left fielder by recording three RBIs, tied for the most in his career, in the interleague play against the Chunichi Dragons on June 1.[15] He also scored the winning hit against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters on September 18, ending his team's losing streak.[16] He finished the regular season with a .257 batting average, a 80 hits, and a 34 RBIs batted in 116 games.

International career

In 2018, Yanagimachi represented the Japan national baseball team at the 2018 World University Baseball Championship.[17]

In 2019, Yanagimachi represented the Japan national baseball team at the 2019 USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Sankei Sports baseball news (Japanese) 慶大初の快挙！1年柳町がベストナインに「光栄だが、正直出来過ぎ」／東京六大学". Sankei Sports (in Japanese). May 30, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sports Nippon baseball news (Japanese) 慶大・柳町100安打！15打席ぶりの安打でリーグ史上33人目の快挙「早慶戦でよかった」". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). June 1, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks news (Japanese) 2019/10/17(木) 球団 選手 【ドラフト】1位は佐藤選手！計12人を指名". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 17, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Geme report (Japanese) 2020/06/21（日）第3回戦 福岡ソフトバンク vs 千葉ロッテ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). June 21, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク柳町がプロ初安打「もっとアピール」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 31, 2020. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ "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 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 柳町、マルチな活躍　「2番左翼」の昇格即スタメンで2安打". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). June 8, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 「打撃職人」後継者、柳町が30万円増更改「試合出場は少なかったけど」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). October 25, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク柳町、昇格即スタメンでマルチ安打 左膝負傷で離脱の栗原は自主トレ仲間". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). March 31, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク柳町　栗原に続く上林長期離脱に「チームを救う」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). May 19, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 柳町が規定打席に到達 5打数無安打もいきなり打率リーグ3位に登場". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). May 31, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Nikkansports Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】柳町達下半身コンディション不良のため６日にも登録抹消「長引いたら困るから」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). June 6, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 日米185勝右腕にとどめの適時二塁打　復帰即スタメンの柳町「とにかく集中した結果」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). June 17, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news コロナから復帰即先発の柳町達が1安打「迷惑をかけたので…」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). September 8, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Nikkan Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】柳町達が自身最多タイの3打点をマーク、得点圏打率は4割1分2厘". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). June 1, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Nikkan Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】柳町達、決勝打含む2安打1打点で連敗阻止「1点取れた喜びこみ上げてきた」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). September 18, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Japan national baseball team overview (Japanese) 2018年 第6回 FISU世界大学野球選手権大会 2018". Japan national baseball team Official site (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Japan national baseball team overview (Japanese) 2019年 第43回 日米大学野球選手権大会". Japan national baseball team Official site (in Japanese). Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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