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Kenta Tanigawara - Wikipedia

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Kenta Tanigawara
Tanigawara with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 45
Catcher
Born: (1997-04-16) April 16, 1997 (age 27) Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 19, 2021, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics (through 2023 season)
Batting average	.206
Home runs	1
RBI	16
Hits	32
Stolen base	4
Sacrifice bunt	3

Teams
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2016–present)
Career highlights and awards
1× Japan Series champion (2020)

Kenta Tanigawara (谷川原健太, Tanigawara Kenta, born April 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball Catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Professional career

On October 22, 2015, Tanigawara was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.^[1]

In 2016–2020 season, he played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues and played in informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams.

In the 2020 Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants, he was selected as the Japan Series roster.^[2]

On June 19, 2021, Tanigawara debuted in the Pacific League against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and recorded his first Home run.^[3] In 2021 season, he played 59 games and was used primarily as a substitute and defensive lineman.

In 2022 season, Tanigawara contributed to the team primarily as an outfield defender and substitute, finishing the season with a .234 batting average and eight runs batted in in 75 games. However, while COVID-19 caused the team's main players to be eliminated from the Player registration one after another, he went 4 hits-for-4 at bats　with four RBI against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on August 23.^[4]　He was a member of the "Chikugo Hawks" and supported the team until the main players returned. (a nickname given to the younger reserve players. Chikugo is the name of the place where the Hawks farm team is located.)^[5]

Tanigawara mainly contributed to the team as a reserve player in the late stages of games by playing catcher and outfield defense, but he appeared as a starter for the first time in a match against the Chiba Lotte Marines on July 29, 2023.^[6] In 2023 season, he played 61 games, and finished the season with a .233 batting average, 3 stolen bases, and a 3 RBIs.

References

^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク3位谷川原、高橋純平とバッテリー希望". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 27, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
^ "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 April 20, 2021.
^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク打線の起爆剤だ谷川原初出場初安打初アーチに「最高の形」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 【動画】愛称はゴンゾー　柳田悠岐のバットで4安打「師匠が乗り移った」谷川原健太の活躍にファン驚き". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). August 23, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
^ "Sports Hochi baseball news 【ソフトバンク】"筑後ホークス"大暴れ　野村大樹、谷川原健太、増田珠で初回4点」". Sports Hochi (in Japanese). August 25, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンク藤本監督、谷川原健太にプロ初スタメンマスクを託した理由「どんどん勉強していけばいい」". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). July 29, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

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Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Career statistics - NPB.jp
45 Kenta Tanigawara PLAYERS2024 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks current roster

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151 Sora Kato
171 Ryota Morishima

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Managers / Coaches
First squad	Manager: 90 Hiroki Kokubo Head coach: 92 Hiroshi Narahara Pitching coaches: 94 Shinji Kurano, 72 Kenichi Wakatabe, 71 Kenichi Nakata Hitting coaches: 93 Arihito Muramatsu, 78 Takayuki Murakami Defense & base running coaches: 80 Yuichi Honda, 87 Tatsuya Ide Battery coach: 84 Hiroaki Takaya
Second squad	Manager: 74 Hideaki Matsuyama Pitching coaches: 73 Takashi Ogasawara, 76 Hayato Terahara Hitting coach: 77 Ryo Yoshimoto, 88 Kenji Akashi Defense & base running coaches: 82 Tomoki Takata, 96 Ryuma Kidokoro Battery coach: 83 Masaumi Shimizu
Third squad	Manager: 85 Hiroshi Ogawa Pitching coaches: 86 Masahiro Sakumoto, 97 Kazuhisa Makita Hitting coach: 75 Noriyoshi Omichi Defense & base running coaches: 91 Keisuke Kaneko, 98 Fumikazu Takanami Battery coach: 95 Kenji Yoshitsuru
Fourth squad	Manager: 011 Kazumi Saito Pitching coaches: 012 Hidetaka Kawagoe, 021 Masato Okumura Hitting coach: 013 Shigeru Morikasa Defense & base running coaches: 014 Takashi Sasagawa, 015 Go Kamamoto Battery coach: 016 Tetsuya Matoyama Rehabilitation coach: 017 Ryoji Moriyama, 018 Masahiro Nakatani Field player coordinator: 019 Koichi Sekikawa Pitcher coordinator: 020 Junji Hoshino Battery coordinator: 022 Hiroyuki Mori Base running coordinator: 023 Hisao Arakane
Training	Training: 008 Kim Won-hyong

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