| Sota Tanoue | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Team: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Number: | 70 |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | April 12 |
| Debutyear: | 2022 |
| Debutteam: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Statyear: | 2023 season |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 0–0 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 2.45 |
| Stat3label: | Holds |
| Stat4label: | Saves |
| Stat5label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat5value: | 2 |
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is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
His uncle Hidenori Tanoue played as a catcher for the Hawks.[1]
On October 26, 2020, Tanoue was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2020 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]
In 2021 season, he played in the Western League of NPB's minor league.
April 12, 2022, he pitched his debut game against the Chiba Lotte Marines as a starting pitcher.[3] In 2022 season, he pitched in two games in the Pacific League.
In 2023 season, Tanoue developed inflammation in his right elbow in May and spent a two month in rehabilitation.[4] As a result, he never had a chance to pitch in the Pacific League.