Hiroki Ohnishi

Hiroki Ohnishi (大西 広樹)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 185 lbs.

• School Osaka University of Commerce
• High School Osaka University of Commerce High School

• Born November 8, 1997 in Kashiba, Nara, Japan

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Biographical Information

Hiroki Ohnishi has pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Ohnishi was drafted by the Yakult Swallows in the fourth round of the 2019 NPB draft, and he only pitched 5 games in 2020. He had a 2.82 ERA with 7 holds in 33 games in 2021, and he pitched an inning with a run allowed in the 2021 Nippon Series Game 5. The Swallows beat the Orix Buffaloes in 6 games, and Ohnishi won his first title. He then pitched 43 games in 2022, but his ERA rose to 4.45. Ohnishi allowed a run in 2 innings in the 2022 Nippon Series Game 2, and the Buffaloes beat the Swallows in 7 games this time.

He notched 6 holds with a 3.60 ERA in 46 games in 2023, and he was selected into the 2024 NPB All-Star Game. He took over for Takuma Kirishiki in Game 2. Ohnishi retired Ryosuke Tatsumi, gave up a double to Toshiya Satoh and forced Daigo Kamikawabata to hit a fly ball. However, Kotaro Kurebayashi then crushed a 2-run homer, and Hiromi Oka added a double. Shun Mizutani, Kensuke Kondoh and Yuya Gunji then hit three straight singles, but Kondoh was tagged out after Gunji's hit to end the inning; Raidel Martinez succeeded him.

Ohnishi's repertoire features a fastball that peaks at 94.4 mph, a forkball, cutter, shuuto, sinker and a slider.