Tatsuki Kuwahara | |
Position: | Infielder |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 4 July 1996 |
Birth Place: | Kikugawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan |
Debutleague: | NPB |
Debutdate: | September 5 |
Debutyear: | 2020 |
Debutteam: | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
Finalleague: | NPB |
Finaldate: | September 9 |
Finalyear: | 2020 |
Finalteam: | Hiroshima Toyo Carp |
Statyear: | 2020 season |
Statleague: | NPB |
Stat1label: | Games played |
Stat1value: | 3 |
Stat2label: | At-bats |
Stat2value: | 3 |
Stat3label: | Runs scored |
Stat3value: | 0 |
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is a Japanese former baseball player.
Kuwahara was selected from by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in the 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball draft as the team's fifth pick. He played in the Western League for the Carp's affiliate team from 2014 to 2021.[1] Kuwahara made his first-team debut on September 5, 2020, against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.[2] During the 2020 season, he played in three total games with the first-team, recording three at-bats and no hits.[3]
On November 3, 2021, the Carp announced Kuwahara's release from the organization.[4] He cited the emergence of younger players, such as and Kaito Kozono in his decision to retire as a player.[5]