Yuta Watanabe (baseball)

Yuta Watanabe (渡邉 雄大, Watanabe Yūta, born September 19, 1991 in Sanjō, Niigata) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball.

On August 31, 2020, Watanabe signed a 6 million yen contract with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as a registered player under control[8] On September 4, he debuted in the Pacific League against the Chiba Lotte Marines as a relief pitcher.

[9] However, in the match against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on September 9, he was replaced due to an accident on his left elbow.

[12] On December 9, 2021, the Hanshin Tigers announced that they have signed Watanabe as a developmental player.

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Watanabe with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2019.