He entered the Yokohama College of Commerce, and in his sophomore year, was chosen to pitch for the national team for the US-Japan Collegiate Baseball Championships.

[3][4] He was the Tiger's 1st round 3rd alternative pick during the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft (after not winning the lottery for Daichi Ohsera and Yuta Kakita).

[5] 2014 He joined the main squad for spring camp training in Okinawa, and started the practice game against the Eagles on Feb 19.

After the game, he felt pain in his left ankle resulting from a torn ligament, and was consequently restrained from pitching further until he was fully healed.

He made up for it in his next start against the Marines during the interleague, where he pitched 7 scoreless innings and earned his first and only win for the season, and his first ever victory in Koshien.

He continued this streak on April 16, and became the first NPB southpaw pitcher and the only one from Central League to start their season with 3 consecutive double digit strikeouts.

[4][22][23] In 2016, Tigers ace Atsushi Nohmi started teaching him how to master his specialty pitch, the forkball, as well as tips on how to control his changeup better.