Yomiuri Giants to release 7 players including Shinji Takahashi and Ryota Wakiya
by Gen on Nov.21, 2011 @ 7:28 pm, under NPB
The Yomiuri Giants announced today that they will be releasing the following seven players: Yuki Furukawa (26), Kyohei Tsuchimoto (26), Keisuke Saito (21), Ryota Wakiya (30), Hidetoshi Tsuburaya (27), Kazunao Yamamoto (25), and Shinji Takahashi (33).
UPDATE @ 7:45pm - Wakiya is expected to return to the Giants under an Ikusei contract.
UPDATE 11/22 @ 11:21pm - On why Wakiya was released in order to sign an Ikusei deal: he suffered a ligament injury in his right elbow that will most likely require surgery and a significant amount of time for a full recovery.
The other players (not including Takahashi and Wakiya) could also return to the team under Ikusei deals.
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Yuki Furukawa - 2011 Season
| Pitcher | G | W | L | SV | CG | SHO | PCT | BF | IP | H | HR | BB | IBB | HB | SO | WP | BK | R | ER | ERA |
| Ni-gun | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 33 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 9.00 |
Kyohei Tsuchimoto - 2011 Season
Did not pitch in any games
Keisuke Saito - 2011 Season
Did not pitch in any games
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Ryota Wakiya - 2011 Season
| Level | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | IBB | HP | SO | GDP | AVG | SLG | OBP |
| Ichi-gun | 53 | 167 | 154 | 12 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | .175 | .221 | .215 |
| Ni-gun | 23 | 90 | 80 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .288 | .388 | .360 |
Hidetoshi Tsuburaya - 2011 Season
| Level | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | IBB | HP | SO | GDP | AVG | SLG | OBP |
| Ichi-gun | 13 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .118 | .176 | .211 |
| Ni-gun | 40 | 111 | 96 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | .281 | .375 | .327 |
Kazunao Yamamoto - 2011 Season
| Level | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | IBB | HP | SO | GDP | AVG | SLG | OBP |
| Ni-gun | 116 | 393 | 360 | 31 | 101 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 150 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 6 | .281 | .417 | .308 |
Shinji Takahashi - 2011 Season
| Level | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | SB | CS | SH | SF | BB | IBB | HP | SO | GDP | AVG | SLG | OBP |
| Ichi-gun | 27 | 49 | 44 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .182 | .227 | .250 |
| Ni-gun | 28 | 67 | 60 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .317 | .483 | .358 |
