Shota Tatsuta

Shota Tatsuta — born June 4, 1996, which means he literally just hit 30 as I'm writing this — is a baseball player out of Kawai, Nara, and there's something quietly compelling about that origin story. Nara isn't exactly a baseball powerhouse prefecture; it's ancient temples and deer, not big-league franchises and neon lights. He came up through Yamato Koryo High School, a school in the kind of small agricultural town that produces people who just put their heads down and grind. Standing at 180 cm, he's got the frame for it. Details on his career are sparse and I won't pretend otherwise, but honestly the vibe I get is someone who built their game far from the spotlight, without the luxury of hype carrying them. That kind of quiet, provincial persistence tends to produce ballplayers with real grit. One to keep tabs on.

Shota Tatsuta is a Japanese baseball player born on June 4, 1996, in Kawai, Nara Prefecture. He attended Nara Prefectural Yamato Koryo High School before pursuing a career in baseball. His height is 180 cm. Further biographical details remain private or undisclosed.

Name (English)

Shota Tatsuta

Name (Japanese)

立田将太

Reading

たつた しょうた

Born

June 4, 1996 (age 30)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rat (子)

Origin

Kawai, Nara Prefecture, Japan

Height

180cm

Occupation

Baseball player

High school

Nara Prefectural Yamato Koryo High School

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AB%8B%E7%94%B0%E5%B0%86%E5%A4%AA

Tags

• From Nara Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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