Fumimaru Taura

{{short description|Japanese baseball player (born 1999)}} {{Infobox NPB player | name = Fumimaru Taura | image = F.TAURA.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Taura with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. | position = Pitcher | team = Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | number = 56 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|21}} |birth_place = Ōnojō, Fukuoka, Japan | bats = Left | throws = Left | debutleague = NPB | debutdate = July 10 | debutyear = 2019 | debutteam = Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | statyear = 2024 season | statleague = NPB | stat1label = Win–loss record | stat1value = 3-1 | stat2label = Earned run average | stat2value = 3.42 | stat3label = Strikeouts | stat3value = 56 | teams = * Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ({{npby|2018}}–present) | awards = * Japan Series champion (2025) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's baseball}} {{MedalCountry | {{bb|JPN}}}} {{MedalCompetition | U-18 Baseball World Cup}} {{MedalBronze | 2017 Thunder Bay | Team}} }}

{{Nihongo|'''Fumimaru Taura'''|田浦文丸|Taura Fumimaru|born September 21, 1999}} is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

==Early baseball career== Taura pitched in the 2nd grade spring 88th Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament and the 2nd grade summer 98th Japanese High School Baseball Championship. And he pitched in the 3rd grade spring 89th Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament and the 3rd grade summer 99th Japanese High School Baseball Championship as an ace pitcher at the Syugakukan High School.

In 2017, he was selected as the Japan national baseball team in the 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup and recorded 29 Strikeouts in 13 2/3 innings, and was chosen as the Best Nine.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/369115/|title=Nishinippon Shimbun baseball news (Japanese) ソフトＢ田浦、夢は世界のベストナイン指名あいさつ、日本一に貢献してＷＢＣ目指す|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=October 27, 2017|access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref>

==Professional career== On October 26, 2017, Taura was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/370663/|title=Nishinippon Shimbun baseball news (Japanese) ソフトＢ５位田浦（熊本・秀岳館高）先輩・九鬼とバッテリー組むぞ|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=November 2, 2017|access-date=October 26, 2019}}</ref>

In 2018 season, Taura played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues and played in informal matches against the Shikoku Island League Plus's teams.

On July 10, 2019, Taura debuted in the Pacific League against the Saitama Seibu Lions as a relief pitcher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sanspo.com/baseball/news/20190710/haw19071022590003-n1.html|title=Sankei Sports baseball news (Japanese) 2年目のソフトB・田浦、プロ初登板で快投「緊張しませんでした」|language=ja-JP|work=Sankei Sports|date=July 10, 2019|accessdate=March 12, 2021}}</ref> In 2019 season, he pitched 8 games in the Pacific League.

In 2020 season, Taura spent the season rehabilitating back and left shoulder pain and only pitched in one game in the Western League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/670341/|title=Nishinippon Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク田浦20万円減 4年目逆襲へ先輩タフネス左腕に弟子入り|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=December 4, 2020|accessdate=March 12, 2021}}</ref>

On April 11, 2021, Taura pitched as a relief pitcher against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and recorded his first win.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/721873/|title=Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク4年目田浦プロ初勝利デスパ決勝打、2分け挟んで4連勝|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=April 11, 2021|accessdate=November 11, 2022}}</ref> In 2021 season, he finished the regular season with a 19 Games pitched, a 1–0 Win–loss record, a 3.38 ERA, a one Hold, and a 17 strikeouts in 21.1 innings.

In 2022 season, hee only pitched in four games in the Pacific League.

On June 17, 2023, Taura became a winning pitcher for the first time in two years in an interleague play against the Hanshin Tigers, where he pitched as a relief pitcher.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/baseball/news/2023/06/17/kiji/20230617s00001173613000c.html|title=Sports Nippon baseball news ソフトバンク6番手の6年目・田浦が797日ぶりプロ2勝目今季は防御率0・51と奮闘のリリーフ左腕|language=ja-JP|newspaper=Sports Nippon|date=June 17, 2023|accessdate=December 14, 2023}}</ref> He continued to contribute to the team as a relief pitcher and finished the regular season with a career-high 45 games pitched, a 2-1 Win–loss record, a 2.38 ERA, a 7 holds, and a 28 strikeouts in 34 innings.

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==External links== {{commons category|Fumimaru Taura}} {{Baseballstats|brm=taura-000fum}} * [http://npb.jp/bis/eng/players/51055136.html Career statistics - NPB.jp] * [https://www.softbankhawks.co.jp/team/player/detail/2024_00001464.html?lang=en 56 Fumimaru Taura] - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taura, Keisuke}} Category:1999 births Category:Living people Category:People from Ōnojō Category:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players Category:Japanese baseball players Category:Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Category:Baseball people from Fukuoka Prefecture Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen