Takahiro Shiomi

Takahiro Shiomi (塩見 貴洋)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lbs.

• School Hachinohe Gakuin University
• High School Teikyo Daigo High School

• Born September 6, 1988 in Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan

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Biographical Information

Takahiro Shiomi pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball for 11 years.

Shiomi was drafted by the Rakuten Golden Eagles and Yakult Swallows in the first round of the 2010 NPB draft, and Rakuten won the lottery for the rights to him. He soon joined the rotation as a rookie, having a 9-9 record with a 2.85 ERA. Shiomi was the first southpaw of Rakuten to qualify for the ERA title, and ranked 11th in ERA (1.58 behind Masahiro Tanaka). He got 43 vote for the 2011 Pacific League Rookie of the Year Award, finishing second behind Kazuhisa Makita's 150 votes.

The Osaka native was selected into the 2012 NPB All-Star Game, and he relieved Tanaka in the 3rd inning in Game 3. He retired Ryoji Aikawa, struck out Hisayoshi Chono then gave up a single to Keiichi Hirano. Shiomi forced Hayato Sakamoto to foul out, but Kazuhiro Hatakeyama then blasted a solo shot the next inning. He retired the next five batters, with a strikeout of Yoshinobu Takahashi, and won over Daisuke Miura of the Central League. Shiomi ended up 6-10 with a 3.71 ERA in 2012. He suffered a left shoulder injury, so he missed the entire 2013 season.

Shiomi came back and had a 8-7 record with a 4.71 ERA in 2014. He improved to 3-5 with a 3.56 ERA in 2015, then recorded a 3.89 ERA in 24 starts in 2016. He suffered from a waist injury in the next two seasons, so he only started 8 games and 11 games respectively. Shiomi underwent a waist injury after the 2018 season, so he still only got 9 appearances in 2019. The veteran southpaw finally joined the rotation again in 2020, and he was 4-8 with a 4.80 ERA. However, he only pitched one game combined in the next two seasons, and announced his retirement after the 2023 season.

Overall, Shiomi was 46-57 with a 3.80 ERA, struck out 648 and pitched 876 1/3 innings in 11 years in NPB. His repertoire featured a fastball that peaked at 92.6 mph, a forkball, slider and a curveball.