Takuya Mitsuma 三ツ間卓也 | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Takasaki, Gunma, Japan | July 22, 1992|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
debut | |
31 March, 2017, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
NPB statistics (through 2020) | |
Win–loss record | 4–3 |
ERA | 5.14 |
Strikeouts | 72 |
Teams | |
Takuya Mitsuma (三ツ間卓也, Mitsuma Takuya, born July 22, 1992 in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher. He is currently a free agent having previously played for the Chunichi Dragons.
Mitsuma is a descendant of Heian period poet, scholar and politician, Sugawara no Michizane through his mother.[1][2]
He was the 3rd pick for the Dragons in the 2015 Development Draft.[3] On 12 November 2015, he signed a development player contract with a ¥2,000,000 moving allowance and a ¥3,000,000 yearly salary.[4]
On 25 November 2016, due to positive performances in the Dragons farm team including being the teams' first day starter in the yearly Phoenix League,[5] Mitsuma was awarded with a ¥4,400,000 full time contract being added to the first team roster.[6][7]