Takahiro Norimoto

Takahiro Norimoto
Takahiro Norimoto
	Norimoto in college (2012)
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 14
	Pitcher
	Born: December 17, 1990 (age 30)
	Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
	March 29, 2013, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics ; (through 2020 season)
Win-Loss	85-70
Earned run average	3.12
Strikeouts	1,350
Teams
	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2013–present);
Career highlights and awards
	NPB Pacific League Rookie of the Year (2013); Japan Series champion (2013); 5x Pacific League strikeout title (2014–2018); 4x NPB All-Star (2014, 2016, 2017, 2021);
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Men's baseball
Representing Japan
2015 WBSC Premier12

Takahiro Norimoto (則本昂大, Norimoto Takahiro, born December 17, 1990) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He plays for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Pacific League in Nippon Professional Baseball.

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles[]

In 2013, Norimoto's rookie season, he pitched to a 15-8 win–loss record and a 3.34 earned run average. Norimoto won the Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award.^[1]^[2]

In 2015, Norimoto led the Pacific League in strikeouts for the second straight season, with 215. His 194.2 innings also led the league. He finished third in ERA with a 2.91 mark. Despite these achievements, Norimoto finished the season with a 10–11 record, his first losing campaign in his three years.

Samurai Japan[]

After the 2014 NPB season, Norimoto was named to the Samurai Japan national team that took on the MLB All-Stars in an exhibition series in Japan. In Game 3 of that series at the Tokyo Dome on November 15, Norimoto pitched 5 perfect innings and struck out 6 with just 60 pitches and earned the win in what would turn out to be a combined no-hitter by Samurai Japan.^[3] The MLB lineup featured six All-Stars but collected just four base runners, losing 4–0.

Playing style[]

Norimoto is a 5 ft 10 in, 180 lb right-handed pitcher. With a three-quarters delivery he throws a fastball, a forkball, and a solid slider.^[4] He recorded a career-high 98 mph when he worked in relief.^[5]

He won five times strikeout titles, and posting a K/9 of 9.4 in his NPB career.^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ Coskrey, Jason (October 27, 2013). "Rookie Norimoto gives Eagles hope for promising future". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
^ "Ogawa, Norimoto win Rookie of the Year awards". The Japan Times. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
^ Nowak, Joey. "Takahiro Norimoto leads Japan's combined no-hitter vs. MLB". MLB.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
^ "Norimoto, three relievers toss combined no-hitter against MLB All-Stars". The Japan Times. November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
^ "侍則本３者三振「小林さんとコミュニケーション」". Nikkan Sports. March 19, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
^ "Takahiro Norimoto Japanese Leagues Statistics & History".
^ "江夏以来の偉業だった楽天則本10勝、マー君にも肩 - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ".

External links[]

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

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[1] Coskrey, Jason (October 27, 2013). "Rookie Norimoto gives Eagles hope for promising future". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.

[2] "Ogawa, Norimoto win Rookie of the Year awards". The Japan Times. November 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.

[3] Nowak, Joey. "Takahiro Norimoto leads Japan's combined no-hitter vs. MLB". MLB.com. Retrieved February 15, 2016.

[4] "Norimoto, three relievers toss combined no-hitter against MLB All-Stars". The Japan Times. November 15, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.

[5] "侍則本３者三振「小林さんとコミュニケーション」". Nikkan Sports. March 19, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

[6] "Takahiro Norimoto Japanese Leagues Statistics & History".

[7] "江夏以来の偉業だった楽天則本10勝、マー君にも肩 - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ".

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show v t Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles current roster
Pitchers	1 Yuki Matsui 11 Takayuki Kishi 13 Kohei Morihara 14 Takahiro Norimoto 16 Hideaki Wakui 17 Takahiro Shiomi 18 Masahiro Tanaka 19 Shoma Fujihira 20 Tomohiro Anraku 21 Takahisa Hayakawa 22 Kazuhisa Makita 23 Hayato Yuge 28 Tomohito Sakai 29 31 Yuya Fukui 32 Alan Busenitz 39 40 41 Yoshinao Kamata 43 Sung Chia-hao 47 49 52 Taisei Tsurusaki 53 Hosei Takata 56 Sora Suzuki 57 58 Wataru Karashima 59 Shu Sugahara 60 61 62 Naoto Nishiguchi 64 Hiroyuki Fukuyama 68 69 72 Shun Ikeda
Catchers	2 Hikaru Ohta 26 Ginjiro Sumitani 44 Yūichi Adachi 55 65 67 70 78
Infielders	0 Hiroto Kobukata 3 Hideto Asamura 5 Eigoro Mogi 6 Kazuya Fujita 7 Daichi Suzuki 9 Brandon Dixon 24 Fumiya Kurokawa 30 33 Ginji 34 36 48 Yoshiaki Watanabe 63 66
Outfielders	4 Louis Okoye 8 Ryosuke Tatsumi 12 Rusney Castillo 25 Kazuki Tanaka 27 Takero Okajima 35 Hiroaki Shimauchi 38 46 Koh Shimozuru 48 51 Yuya Ogo 54 Ren Wada
Development pitchers	016 Yudai Mor 017 135 136 138 150 152
Development catchers	137
Development infielders	008 140 141
First squad coaching	Manager: 99 Kazuhisa Ishii Head coach: 74 Hitting coaches: 81 Eiji Kanamori, 74 Naoto Watanabe, 96 Teppei Pitching coaches: 80 Takashi Ishii, 75 Shinichiro Koyama Battery coach: 90 Hidekazu Mitsuyama Baserunning coaches: 85 Hiroshi Narahara, 76 Yoshifumi Okada
Second squad coaching	Manager: 88 Hajime Miki Hitting coaches: 93 Taketoshi Goto, 98 Toshiaki Imae Pitching coaches: 91 Yuya Kubo, 92 Shohei Tateyama Battery coach: 82 Takanori Hoshi Baserunning coaches: 86 Tatsuya Shiokawa, 85 Akihisa Makida Development coaches: 94 Tetsuya Kakiuchi, 83 Satoshi Nagai, 73 Katsunori Nomura, 87 Tadaharu Sakai