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
Orix Buffaloes – No. 15
Pitcher
Born: (2000-01-22) January 22, 2000 (age 24)
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 record2-0
ERA0.00
Strikeouts18
Teams

Professional career

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Mukunoki 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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Baseball: Buffaloes' rookie Ren Mukunoki falls 1 strike short of no-hitter". Mainichi Daily News. 2022-07-20. Retrieved 2022-07-21.