Keisuke Izumi

{{Infobox NPB player

| name = Keisuke Izumi

| image = Hawks-Izumi.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Izumi with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

| position = Pitcher

| team = Yomiuri Giants

| number = 63

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|3|2}}

|birth_place = Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = NPB

| debutdate = April 16

| debutyear = 2019

| debutteam = Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

| statyear = 2023 season

| statleague = NPB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 3-5

| stat2label = ERA

| stat2value = 3.00

| stat3label = Holds

| stat3value = 23

| stat4label = Saves

| stat4value = 0

| stat5label = Strikeouts

| stat5value = 103

| teams =

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ({{npby|2019}}–{{npby|2023}})
Yomiuri Giants ({{npby|2024}}–present)

| awards =

Japan Series champion (2020)

|medaltemplates=

}}

{{Nihongo|Keisuke Izumi|泉圭輔|Izumi Keisuke|born March 2, 1997}} is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. He has previously played in NPB for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Professional career

=Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks=

On October 25, 2018, Izumi was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/464817/|title=Nishinippon Shimbun baseball news (Japanese) ソフトＢドラ６泉圭輔、入団合意|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=November 12, 2018|accessdate=October 26, 2019}}

On April 16, 2019, Izumi debuted in the Pacific League against the Chiba Lotte Marines as a relief pitcher.{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/baseball/news/201904160001019.html|title=Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク泉「むちゃくちゃ緊張」初登板1回0封|language=ja-JP|work=Nikkan Sports|date=April 16, 2019|accessdate=March 12, 2021}} And in the match against the Orix Buffaloes on April 22, he pitched as a relief pitcher and became his first Winning pitcher.{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/504814/|title=Nishinippon Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトBドラ6泉がプロ初勝利またルーキーが白星|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=April 22, 2019|accessdate=March 12, 2021}} In 2019 season, Izumi recorded with a 14 Games pitched, a 2–0 Win–loss record, a 1.96 ERA, a 3 Holds, a 18 strikeouts in 18.1 innings.

During the 2020 season, Izumi recorded 40 games pitched, a 0–1 win–loss record, a 2.08 ERA, an 8 Hold, and 28 strikeouts in 34.2 innings. In the 2020 Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants, he was selected for the Japan Series roster.{{cite web|url=https://npb.jp/nippons/2020/roster_h.html|title=Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) SMBC日本シリーズ2020 出場資格者名簿 (福岡ソフトバンクホークス)|language=ja-JP|work=NPB.jp|accessdate=March 12, 2021}}

In 2021 season, Izumi had a 16-game scoreless streak from the start of the season, but slowly lost his form and lost his chance to pitch in June. He finished the season with a record of 31 games pitched, a 0–2 Win–loss record, a 2.73 ERA, a 6 Holds, and a 30 strikeouts in 26.1 innings.{{cite web|url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nsp/item/n/847011/|title=Nishinippon Sports baseball news 泉「ハイペースで投げていたことに体が耐えきれなかった」開幕から16試合連続無失点も100万円減で更改|language=ja-JP|work=Nishinippon Shimbun|date=December 14, 2021|accessdate=November 10, 2022}}

In 2022 season, he finished the regular season with a 30 Games pitched, a 0–2 Win–loss record, a 3.73 ERA, a 6 Holds, and a 25 strikeouts in 29 innings.

In 2023 season, Izumi only pitched in three games in the first league.

=Yomiuri Giants=

On November 6, 2023, Izumi and Rei Takahashi were traded to the Yomiuri Giants in exchange for Adam Brett Walker.{{cite web|url=https://www.giants.jp/news/21785/|title=Yomiuri Giants press release 2023.11.6 福岡ソフトバンクホークスとのトレード合意について|language=ja-JP|website=Yomiuri Giants Official site|date=November 6, 2023|accessdate=December 4, 2023}}

References

External links

[http://npb.jp/bis/eng/players/01105138.html NPB.jp]

Category:1997 births

Category:Living people

Category:Yomiuri Giants players

Category:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players

Category:Japanese baseball players

Category:Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers

Category:Baseball people from Ishikawa Prefecture

Category:Sportspeople from Kanazawa, Ishikawa