is a Japanese

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for the

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Early baseball career

Tsumori went on to

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, and he pitched as a

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in the 67th Japan National Collegiate Baseball Championship and won the

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Award.

Professional career

On October 17, 2019, Tsumori was drafted by the

in the

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. On June 21, 2020, Tsumori debuted in the

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against the

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as a relief pitcher in a bases-loaded, no-out situation and was hit by a

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. In the match against the

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on June 24, he pitched as a relief pitcher and became his first Winning pitcher. In 2020 season, he recorded with a 14 Games pitched, a 1–0

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, a 2.76

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, a 3

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, a 17 strikeouts in 16.1 innings. In the

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against the

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, he was selected as the Japan Series roster. On July 17, 2021, Tsumori participated the All-Star Game for the first time in My Navi All-Star Game 2021. In 2021 season, he recorded with a 45 Games pitched, a 1–0 Win–loss record, a 2.18 ERA, a 11 Holds, and a 43 strikeouts in 33 innings. In 2022 season, he finished the regular season with a 51 Games pitched, a 4–6 Win–loss record, a 2.91 ERA, a 18 Holds, one saves, and a 51 strikeouts in 46.1 innings.

International career

Tsumori was elected to the

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at the

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,　and was elected to the Japan national baseball team at the 2017 USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series and the 2018 USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series.

References

External links

statistics - NPB.jp

- Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site 1998 births Living people Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Baseball people from Wakayama Prefecture Sportspeople from Wakayama (city) {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub