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Sota Tanoue
Sota Tanoue (田上 奏大, Tanoue Sōta, born November 26, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Personal lifeHis uncle Hidenori Tanoue played as a catcher for the Hawks.[1] Professional careerOn October 26, 2020, Tanoue was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2] In 2021 season, he played in the Western League of NPB's minor league. April 12, 2022, he pitched his debut game against the Chiba Lotte Marines as a starting pitcher.[3] In 2022 season, he pitched in two games in the Pacific League. In 2023 season, Tanoue developed inflammation in his right elbow in May and spent a two month in rehabilitation.[4] As a result, he never had a chance to pitch in the Pacific League. On October 9, 2024, it was announced that Tanoue had been diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis, a disorder than affects 1 in 1 million adults. Despite fears he would never be able to pitch again, he faced three practice batters in a game the same day.[5] References
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