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Kōdai Umetsu
is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons. Early career Born in Fukushima, Umetsu started playing baseball in Grade 2 with local club team Minami Koizumi Mets. Later, he would play in international tournaments in Grade 9 and 10 at Sendai Ikuei Shūkō Junior High School. Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School At :ja:仙台育英学園高等学校, Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School, Umetsu was on the bench in his junior year at the :ja:第85回記念選抜高等学校野球大会, 85th Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament. In Summer, he didn't even make the bench but from fall was given the ace number #1. In June of his third year, Umetsu fractured his wrist after being hit by a pitch which sidelined him. In summer, he made an appearance in the Fukushima prefectural tournament which would be his last where his team would miss the top 8 for the first time in 12 years. Toyo University Upon graduating high school Umetsu was repor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a base on balls, walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, left-handed specialist, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closing pitcher, closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |