Tatsuru Yanagimachi

I have a real soft spot for guys like Tatsuru Yanagimachi. A Keio kid out of Inashiki in Ibaraki, drafted in the fifth round by the SoftBank Hawks, he was never the loud, can't-miss prospect, and honestly that's exactly why I root for him. He's not the type to bring the crowd to its feet with towering home runs. He's the patient one, working the count, fouling off junk, drawing walks, and quietly getting on base until the opposing pitcher starts to dread his name in the lineup. There's something genuinely cool about being elite at the unglamorous stuff, grinding out at-bats and refusing to give one away. I always picture him as the outfielder a manager trusts without thinking twice, the kind of steady, stubborn pro who just keeps showing up and producing long after the flashier names fade.

Tatsuru Yanagimachi is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder born on April 20, 1997, in Inashiki, Ibaraki Prefecture. He attended Keio University before entering professional baseball and established himself in the outfield for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. Known more for patience at the plate than raw power, he earned recognition for posting a high on-base percentage and winning an on-base percentage title, marking him as a disciplined, contact-oriented hitter in Nippon Professional Baseball.

Name (English)

Tatsuru Yanagimachi

Name (Japanese)

柳町達

Reading

やなぎまち たつる

Born

April 20, 1997 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox (Ushi)

Origin

Inashiki, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Baseball player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tatsuru9789/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9F%B3%E7%94%BA%E9%81%94

Tags

• From Ibaraki Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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