Kenta Tanigawara (谷川原 健太, Tanigawara Kenta, born April 16, 1997) is a Japanese professional baseball Catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

[2] On June 19, 2021, Tanigawara debuted in the Pacific League against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and recorded his first Home run.

[4]　He was a member of the "Chikugo Hawks" and supported the team until the main players returned.

)[5] Tanigawara mainly contributed to the team as a reserve player in the late stages of games by playing catcher and outfield defense, but he appeared as a starter for the first time in a match against the Chiba Lotte Marines on July 29, 2023.

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