| Takashi Umino | |
| Position: | Catcher |
| Team: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Number: | 62 |
| Birth Date: | 15 July 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Okayama, Okayama, Japan |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | September 18 |
| Debutyear: | 2020 |
| Debutteam: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Statyear: | August 3, 2024 |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .169 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 2 |
| Stat3label: | RBIs |
| Stat3value: | 12 |
| Stat4label: | Hits |
| Stat4value: | 22 |
| Stat5label: | Stolen bases |
| Stat6label: | Sacrifice bunts |
| Stat6value: | 1 |
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is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Umino participated in the 2rd grade summer the 96th Japanese High School Baseball Championship as a Catcher of the Kanzei High School with Yūya Ogō.[1]
Umino went on to Tokai University and won the Batting Leader Award in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area University Baseball League[2] in the spring of his 3rd grade.[3]
On October 17, 2019, Umino was drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
On September 18, 2020, Umino debuted in the Pacific League against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[4] And in the match against the Saitama Seibu Lions on November 1, he participated as a starter.[5] In 2020 season, he played in 5 games in the Pacific League. In the 2020 Japan Series against the Yomiuri Giants, he was selected as the Japan Series roster, and participated as a bench player.[6] [7]
October 25, 2021, Umino recorded his first hit in the final game of the season against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[8] He also played 11 games in the Pacific League during the 2021 season.
In 2022 season, He finished the regular season with a .167 batting average, one home run, and four runs batted in in 47 games as a reserve catcher. On August 26, 2022, Umino recorded his first home run against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.[9]
In 2023 season, Umino achieved career-high results last year, but fell into a slump this season, appearing in only eight games in the Pacific League.[10]
Umino was elected to the Japan national baseball team at the 2018 Haarlem Baseball Week,[11] and was elected to the Japan national baseball team at the 2018 USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series and the 2019 USA VS Japan Collegiate All-Star Series.[12] [13]