Tsubasa Nabatame

Tsubasa Nabatame (生田目 翼)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 189 lb.

• School Ryutsu Keizai University
• High School Mito Technical High School

• Born February 19, 1995 in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Japan

BR register page

Biographical Information

Tsubasa Nabatame has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Nabatame was drafted by the Nippon Ham Fighters in the 3rd round of the 2018 NPB draft; the scout was Manabu Iwadate. He was 4-4 with a 3.88 ERA in 2019 in the NPB Farm Leagues, and he also pitched 4 games with a 7.88 ERA for the top team. Nabatame then recorded a 3.86 ERA in 26 relief outings there in 2020, but he surrendered 6 runs in 6 innings with the top team. He extended his solid performance in the minors in 2021 as he went 4-6 with a 2.30 ERA, and he won the ERA title of the Eastern League, .02 ahead of Keisuke Hondo. He also started a game with the top team, and he completed 6 innings with only a run allowed.

The Ibaraki native had a 4.34 ERA in 9 games on the farm in 2022, and he pitched 2 games for the big club. Nabatame then had a 0.94 ERA in 13 relief outings in 2023, and his ERA was 2.16 in 5 games in the major team. He finally won a regular place on the top team in 2024, and he notched 9 holds with a 3.89 ERA in 14 appearances. He collected 6 holds with a 2.30 ERA in 25 games in 2025, but he missed most of the season due to a right foot injury.