Shohei Tateyama

Shohei Tateyama
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Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 25
Starting pitcher
Born: (1981-03-17) March 17, 1981 Atsugi, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
2003, for the Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics (through 2016)
Win–loss record	85-62
Earned run average	3.22
Strikeouts	979
Teams
Yakult Swallows/Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2003–present)
Career highlights and awards
Led Central League in winning percentage (2008) Led Central League in wins (2009) Led Central League in Shutouts (2010 and 2011) Comeback Player of the Year (2015)

Shohei Tateyama (館山 昌平, Tateyama Shōhei, born March 3, 1981) is a Japanese professional baseball player. He is currently a starting pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Background

Tateyama began his professional career in 2003 with the Yakult Swallows and became a regular pitcher from the 2004 season and from 2008, a regular starter for the team. At this time his performances improved and he led the Central League in winning percentage with 0.800 (12-3). The next year, he led the league in victories, with 16, despite a 3.39 ERA, and in 2010 and 2011 he led the league in shutouts, becoming monthly MVP in August 2010. He was the monthly MVP again in April and September 2012.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• NPB official site

Tokyo Yakult Swallows roster
First squad				Second squad
Pitchers 12 Taichi Ishiyama 20 Naofumi Kizawa 21 Kojiro Yoshimura 24 Tomoya Hoshi 29 Yasuhiro Ogawa 39 José Espada 43 Daiki Yamamoto 44 Hiroki Ohnishi 45 Reiji Kozawa 47 Keiji Takahashi 54 Cy Sneed 99 Miguel Yajure Catchers 27 Yuhei Nakamura 30 Akihisa Nishida 32 Naoki Matsumoto		Infielders  1 Tetsuto Yamada  5 Shingo Kawabata  7 Hideki Nagaoka 13 José Osuna 38 Takumi Kitamura 55 Munetaka Murakami 60 Ryusei Takeoka Outfielders  0 Hidetaka Namiki  3 Haruki Nishikawa  4 Kazuya Maruyama 23 Norichika Aoki 25 Domingo Santana 31 Kotaro Yamasaki Manager 22 Shingo Takatsu Coaches 73 Motohiro Shima (head/battery) 89 Tomohito Ito (pitching) 98 Hirotoshi Ishii (pitching) 78 Shoitsu Omatsu (chief hitting) 74 Shigeru Sugimura (hitting) 87 Masakazu Fukukawa (hitting) 75 Ryosuke Morioka (infield defense/baserunning) 82 Yuichi Matsumoto (outfield defense/baserunning/strategy)		Pitchers 14 Kota Nishidate 15 Hikaru Yamashita 16 Juri Hara 17 Noboru Shimizu 18 Yasunobu Okugawa 19 Masanori Ishikawa 26 Taichi Yamano 28 Kengo Matsumoto 34 Kazuto Taguchi 35 Yuki Ishihara 37 Elvin Rodríguez 40 Hirotoshi Takanashi 41 Daichi Shibata 48 Yuto Kanakubo 49 Shinya Kayama 52 Yuya Onaka 53 Hiroki Hasegawa 56 Takumi Sakamoto 58 Kosuke Sakaguchi 61 Tetsu Miyagawa 62 Hyuga Takeyama 68 Shota Maruyama 69 Ryuta Konno Catchers 33 Sōma Uchiyama 57 Yudai Koga 65 Kyō Suzuki 90 Takuma Nakagawa 93 Seiya Hashimoto		Infielders 00 Yoshihiro Akahane 10 Takeshi Miyamoto 36 Ruito Nishimura 46 Kengo Ohta 50 Keigo Kitamura 59 Kōtarō Komori 63 Shu Masuda 66 Taiki Mitsumata 67 Ryui Ito Outfielders  9 Yasutaka Shiomi 42 Ren Sawai 51 Taiki Hamada 64 Yukihiro Iwata Manager 88 Takahiro Ikeyama Coaches 79 Noriyuki Shiroishi (chief　/　infield defense/baserunning) 81 Itsuki Shoda (head pitching) 72 Chikara Onodera (pitching) 84 Kenichi Matsuoka (pitching) 76 Ryuji Miyade (hitting) 85 Kazuhiro Hatakeyama (hitting) 70 Yusuke Kawada (outfield defense/baserunning) 83 Atsushi Kinugawa (battery) 95 Katsuyuki Dobashi (infield defence/baserunning/development chief) 92 Tetsuya Yamamoto (pitching development)
Development Players
012 Hiroki Kondoh (P) 013 Kouta Katekaru (P) 015 Shōhei Numata (P) 017 Shōsei (P) 019 Shinnosuke Shimo (P) 025 Felipe (C) 026 Sota Takano (IF)
Updated June 4, 2024				→ All NPB rosters