Tomohiro Anraku

Japanese baseball player

Baseball player

Tomohiro Anraku

Anraku with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

Diablos Rojos del México – No. 20

Pitcher

Born: (1996-11-04) November 4, 1996 (age 27)

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

NPB debut

October 5, 2015, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)

Win–loss record

18–21

Earned run average

3.59

Strikeouts

277

Teams

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2015–2023)

Medals

Men's baseball

Representing Japan
18U Baseball World Cup
	2013 Taichung	Team

Tomohiro Anraku (安樂智大, Anrakū Tōmohiro, born November 4, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of Mexican League. He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

Career

Amateur

Anraku attended Saibi High School in Ehime Prefecture, Japan. As a high school pitcher in 2013, Anrakd had a fastball that has been measured as high as 157 km/h (98 mph).^[1]

During the 2013 Spring Kōshien high school tournament, Anraku threw 772 pitches over five games in nine days, including 232 in one game.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles selected Anraku in the 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.^[5]^[6] Anraku pitched parts of nine seasons with the Eagles, registering an overall 18–21 win-loss record and 3.59 earned run average with 277 strikeouts across 231 appearances.^[7]

On December 1, 2023, the Eagles released Anraku after numerous teammates testified to the team regarding his harassment and physical abuse of younger players.^[8]

Diablos Rojos del México

On March 19, 2024, Anraku signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.^[9]

References

^ "Schoolboy hurler Anraku books Koshien return". The Japan Times. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
^ "MLB: Tomohiro Anraku's future in baseball". ESPN.com. July 21, 2013.
^ "Japanese High School Baseball Player Tomohiro Anraku is Piling Up Unreal Pitch Counts". The Big Lead.
^ "Top MLB International Prospects 2018". www.baseballamerica.com.
^ "High-schooler Anraku 1st in Japan baseball draft". USA TODAY.
^ "Fighters, Eagles grab coveted pitchers in NPB draft". The Japan Times. October 23, 2014.
^ "Tomohiro Anraku Japanese Leagues Statistics". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "Eagles to release pitcher Anraku over workplace abuse". The Japan Times. 1 December 2023.
^ "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 19 de marzo de 2024". milb.com. Retrieved March 20, 2024.