Ren Mukunoki (椋木 蓮, Mukunoki Ren, born January 22, 2000) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
| Ren Mukunoki | |
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| Orix Buffaloes – No. 15 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 22, 2000 San'yō-Onoda, Yamaguchi, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 7, 2022, for the Orix Buffaloes | |
| Career statistics (through July 7,2022) | |
| Win-loss record | 2-0 |
| ERA | 0.00 |
| Strikeouts | 18 |
| Teams | |
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Professional career
editMukunoki debuted for the Buffaloes on July 7, 2022, against the Saitama Seibu Lions, where he allowed 2 hits, threw 7 strikeouts, and did not allow a run.[1] In just his 2nd game against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, he was throwing a no hitter, when in the bottom of the 9th, with only 1 out to go, gave up his no-hitter on a single by Fighters infielder Ryusei Sato.[2] Buffaloes closer Yoshihisa Hirano took over from there and struck out Kensuke Kondo to earn his 24th save.
References
edit- ^ "オリックスのドラ1椋木がプロ初先発初勝利「後半はいつも通り投げられた」 ｜ BASEBALL KING". BASEBALL KING (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ "Baseball: Buffaloes' rookie Ren Mukunoki falls 1 strike short of no-hitter". Mainichi Daily News. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-07-21.