is a Japanese former
Nippon Professional Baseball
or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''.
Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...
pitcher
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, pitching coach.
He previously played for the
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks / Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Professional career
Active player era
Tanoue joined the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the off-season of 1989 without going through the
Nippon Professional Baseball draft
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.
From 1990 to 1995, he played in the
Western League of NPB second league. He made his debut in the Pacific League during the 1996 season, pitched in two games.
He helped his team win the Pacific League Championship with eight wins during the 2000 season and started Game 4 of the
2000 Japan Series The 2000 Japan Series matched the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants against the Pacific League champion and defending Japan Series champion Fukuoka Daiei Hawks. The press called it the O N series because of the managers on both sides: Sadaharu ...
.
In the 2001 season, Tanoue went 13-7 as a starting pitcher with a .650
winning percentage
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, honored for the Pacific League Winning percentage Leader Award and the Best
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Award with
Kenji Johjima
is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball for four years with the Seattle Mariners in the American League, then returned to Japan and played for the Hanshin Tigers.
On November 21, 2005 ...
.
On October 29, 2007, he decided to retire.
In his 18-season career, Tanoue pitched in 153 games, posting a 39-42
win–loss record
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, and a 4.21
ERA
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After retirement
After his retirement, Tanoue was appointed assistant conditioning coach for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2008 season and became the first squad pitching coach in the 2009 season.
He was also the second squad pitching coach for the 2011-2012 season.
He served as second squad pitching coach for the
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
The are a Japanese professional baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at ES CON Field Hokkaido. The Fighters also host a ...
during the 2013-2014 season.
Tanoue returned to the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks as the second squad pitching coach for the 2015 season and the first squad pitching coach for the 2016 season and the third squad pitching coach for the 2017 season.
He is also the second squad pitching coach beginning with the 2020 season.
On October 20, 2023, Tanoue retired as coach after the 2023 season.
References
External links
Career statistics - NPB.jp
1971 births
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks players
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players
Japanese baseball coaches
Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States
Living people
Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
Salinas Spurs players
Baseball people from Kagoshima Prefecture
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