Hiromasa Funabasama

Hiromasa Funabasama (船迫 大雅)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 163 lbs.

• School Higashi Nippon International University
• High School Seiko Gakuen High School

• Born October 16, 1996 in Katta-gun, Miyagi Japan

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Biographical Information

Hiromasa Funabasama has pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Funabasama was drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 5th round of the 2022 NPB draft, and he joined their bullpen as a rookie. The 26-year-old was the oldest player to be drafted by the Giants in the team's history. He pitched 36 games with 8 holds in 2023, and his ERA was 2.70. Funabasama then collected 22 holds with a 2.37 ERA in 51 games in 2024, and he was 10th in holds (between Hiroki Ohnishi and Kouki Saito). In the 2024 CLCS final stage, he pitched 1/3 of a shutout inning in Game 3, then he collected a hold with another 1/3 of a shutout inning in Game 4. He pitched 1/3 of a shutout inning in Game 6, but the Giants were eliminated by the Yokohama BayStars. Funabasama won the 2024 CL Rookie of the Year, getting 190 of 302 votes; Takumi Kurohara was next with 41.