Win–loss record 78-55 Name Shohei Tateyama Salary 190 million JPY (2013) WHIP 1.18 Weight 98 kg | Strikeouts 904 Height 1.81 m Earned run average 3.09 Role Baseball player | |
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Current team Tokyo Yakult Swallows (#25 / Pitcher) Parents Kazuo Tateyama, Keiko Tateyama Similar People Masanori Ishikawa, Yoshinori Sato, Junji Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Wada | ||
Shohei Tateyama (館山 昌平, Tateyama Shōhei, born March 3, 1981) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is currently a starting pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Background
Tateyama began his professional career in 2003 with the Yakult Swallows and became a regular pitcher from the 2004 season and from 2008, a regular starter for the team. At this time his performances improved and he led the Central League in winning percentage with 0.800 (12-3). The next year, he led the league in victories, with 16, despite a 3.39 ERA, and in 2010 and 2011 he led the league in shutouts, becoming monthly MVP in August 2010. He was the monthly MVP again in April and September 2012.
References
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