Takuya Furuya

Takuya Furuya (古谷 拓哉)

• Bats Left, Throws Left
• Height 5' 11", Weight 162 lb.

• School Komazawa University
• High School Komazawa University Iwamizawa High School

• Born July 14, 1981 in Kitami, Hokkaido Japan

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Biographical Information

Takuya Furuya pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball for 9 years.

Furuya was drafted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the 5th round of the 2005 draft, after having played for Nihon Tsuun in the industrial leagues. He led the minor Eastern League in wins, strikeouts and ERA (2.51) in 2006 and got called up to the big club for one start on August 30, but he got bombed for six hits and three runs in two innings, taking the loss. He struggled in the minors the next couple years. Returning to the Marines for four games in 2009, he surrendered eight hits, four walks and seven runs in just 5 1/3 IP.

The Hokkaido native got into regular action in 2010, with 11 holds in 58 appearances. He went 3-0 with a 2.91 ERA and .227 opponent average but walked 30 in 55 2/3 IP. He was 8th in Pacific League in games pitched, tied with Yoshinori Tateyama, Hisashi Takeda and Brian Sikorski. He allowed a 2-run homer to Tony Blanco in the 2010 Nippon Series Game 2, and he completed one shutout inning spread over 3 games as a LOOGY in the rest of the series. The Marines beat the Chunichi Dragons in 7 games, and Furuya won his only title. Furuya slumped to a 5.68 ERA in 21 games in 2011, and he only pitched 10 games with a 5.79 ERA in 2012. The Marines then moved him to the rotation, and Furuya was 9-1 with a 2.73 ERA in 2013. He tied Yuki Karakawa, Yusei Kikuchi, Hiroshi Kisanuki, Yuki Nishi, Yuji Nishino, Dennis Sarfate and Brian Wolfe for 7th in the PL in victories. He went 7-5 with a 4.35 ERA in 2014, and he had a 3-4 record with a 3.42 ERA in 2015. He did throw a no-hitter in the minors that year. However, Furuya's ERA rose to 8.84 in 5 games with a 0-4 record in 2016, and he announced his retirement in 2017.

Overall, Furuya went 23-15 with a 4.23 ERA, struck out 261 and pitched 353 innings in 9 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan