Tatsurō Hamada

Japanese baseball player

Baseball player

Tatsurō Hamada
濱田達郎

Pitcher
Born: (1994-08-04) August 4, 1994 (age 30)
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

debut
April 29, 2014, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss| 5-7
ERA| 5.16
Strikeouts| 86
Teams

* Chunichi Dragons (2013–2022)

Tatsurō Hamada (濱田 達郎, Hamada Tatsurō, born August 4, 1994 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher. He played for the Chunichi Dragons for 9-years.

During his time in high school, Hamada was rated alongside Shintaro Fujinami (now of the Hanshin Tigers) and Shohei Ohtani (now of the Los Angeles Angels) as one of the top 3 pitchers in his age bracket.

## Early career

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As a high school pitcher, Hamada was rated alongside Shintaro Fujinami and Shohei Ohtani as the "big three" pitchers of the Koshien tournament.[1][2][3]

## Professional career

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### Chunichi Dragons

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#### 2016–2018

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After performing well in spring training, Hamada earned a spot in the starting rotation for the 2016 season where on 30 March he faced up to the Hiroshima Carp in an 11-3 loss.[4] Hamada would give up five walks, eight hits and seven earned runs in his four innings pitched.[5]

Hamada would fail to make any further appearances with the first team in the 2016 season and as such had his contract downgraded to a trainee status for the upcoming 2017 season.[6]

On 24 April 2017, Hamada underwent surgery for ulnar nerve palsy in his left elbow[7] and although was unable to pitch that year, was re-signed at the end of the season.[8]

On 27 June 2018, he returned to the mound in the first time in two years against the Orix Buffaloes in the Western League, but it was later discovered Hamada has a blood circulation defect in his left arm where he underwent surgery once again.[9]

#### 2019

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Hamada pitched in 17 games on the farm for an 8.77 ERA but was given a full-time roster deal ahead of the 2020 season, being assigned the #69 jersey.[10]

## References

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1. ^ Yamamoto, Josaburo (30 January 2014). "【中日好き】藤浪、大谷に続け！『BIG3』最後の一人、濱田達郎投手への期待 (Continue on Fujinami and Otani! The last of the Big 3, Tatsuro Hamada's expectations)". JSports. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
2. ^ "【中日】浜田達、自責０"怪投"で開幕ローテ残った！５回５安打８四死球も勝ち投手 (Chunichi: Tatsu Hamada 0 run "monster pitching" remains for starting day rotation! 5 innings, 5 hits, 8 walks winning pitcher)" (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
3. ^ "中日浜田快挙プロ初先発で初勝利＆初完封 (Chunichi's Hamada's remarkable first pro start and winning shutout)" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
4. ^ "BayStars hand Giants first loss of season". Japan Times. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
5. ^ "Wednesday, March 30, 2016". Nippon Professional Baseball. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
6. ^ "来季の契約について (Announcement regarding next season's contracts)" (in Japanese). Chunichi Dragons. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
7. ^ "【中日】５年目・浜田達が左肘再手術…昨秋メスでリハビリも完治至らず : スポーツ報知". Sports Hochi. 2017-04-26. Archived from the original on 2017-04-26. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
8. ^ "★契約更改のお知らせ". 中日ドラゴンズ オフィシャルウェブサイト - ドラゴンズニュース. 2017-11-30. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
9. ^ "中日・浜田達は２００万円減 ３度目手術経、来季の開幕での実戦復帰へ意欲". Sponichi. 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
10. ^ "4年ぶり支配下！中日浜田達郎が帰ってくる「来年は頑張ってくれと言われました」今季手術から復帰". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2020-02-26.

## External links

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*   * Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
* NPB.com

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Chunichi Dragons 2012 NPB Draft Picks

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* 1: Kōji Fukutani
* 2: Tatsurō Hamada
* 3: Takeru Furumoto
* 4: Shōta Sugiyama
* 5: Hayato Mizowaki
* 6: Koushi Inoue
* 7: Shunta Wakamatsu

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