Kōhei Morihara (森原 康平, Morihara Kōhei, born December 26, 1991) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
| Kōhei Morihara | |
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| Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 45 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: December 26, 1991 Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| March 31, 2017, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 10-11 |
| Earned run average | 3.47 |
| Strikeouts | 194 |
| Saves | 21 |
| Holds | 59 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career
editTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
editMorihara began his career with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, making his NPB debut on March 31, 2017. In his rookie campaign, he pitched to a 2-4 record and 4.81 ERA across 42 appearances. His numbers took a dip in 2018, regressing to a 5.82 ERA with 19 strikeouts across 17.0 innings pitched. Morihara made 64 appearances for the Eagles in 2019, posting the best season of his career. In 64.0 innings of work, he struck out 65 batters, while working to a 4-2 record and 1.97 ERA.[1]
In the COVID-19-affected 2020 season, Morihara took a big step back, struggling to a 7.56 ERA with 14 strikeouts across 17 contests. He returned the next year to make 34 appearances, posting a tidy 2.78 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 32.1 innings pitched. In 2022, Morihara pitched in 3 games for the Eagles, allowing no runs in any of the games.
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
editOn July 26, 2022, Morihara was traded to the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in exchange for Yukiya Itoh.[2] He made 6 appearances for Yokohama to close out the season, allowing 4 earned runs while striking out 8 in 6.0 innings pitched.
International career
editMorihara represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.
On February 27, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[3]
On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[4] But, on October 21, he canceled due to right elbow discomfort.[5]
References
edit- ^ https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=moriha000koh
- ^ https://twitter.com/npb_reddit/status/1552495880850526208?s=46&t=_Xr7c_a5KDuaGjyea4Wppg
- ^ "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
- ^ "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」、「第2回 WBSC プレミア12」の日本チーム出場選手変更（辞退）について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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