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is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Indians organization. ==Career== Murata attended Osaka Taiiku University.〔(BR Minors page )〕 In 2007, he was selected by the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball in the first round of the Japanese Draft and spent three years pitching in ''ni-gun''—the Japanese minor league—before being released.〔(Cleveland Indians sign former Yomiuri Giant Toru Murata )〕〔(Scouting Reports on Toru Murata and Jeff Soptic-Off the Radar )〕 He joined the Cleveland Indians in December 2010, though his American career began before that—he pitched nine games for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League in 2009 and was named a "Rising Star."〔(MiLB.com page )〕 In 2011, he made his debut in the Indians system, going 3–2 with 58 strikeouts, 37 hits, 10 walks an a 2.36 ERA in 49 2/3 innings for the Kinston Indians. Between the Carolina Mudcats, Akron Aeros and Triple-A Columbus Clippers in 2012, the hurler was 3–2 with a 2.89 ERA in 27 games (10 starts). In 74 2/3 innings, he allowed only 68 hits and 22 walks while striking out 66 batters. With Akron and Columbus in 2013, Murata was 6–9 with a 4.44 ERA in 28 starts. In 158 innings, he walked only 29 batters. In 2014, he was 10–7 with a 5.04 ERA in 27 games (20 starts) between Akron and Columbus. He allowed only 38 walks in 126 2/3 innings. He has also played professionally in Panama and Venezuela.〔(Toru Murata espera adaptarse al beisbol venezolano )〕〔(Toru Murata Octavo Importado )〕 He throws two fastballs, a cutter, a forkball, a slider, a curveball and changeup.〔(Indians Sign Toru Murata )〕 Murata was called up for the first time in his career on June 28, 2015, to start against the Baltimore Orioles as the 26th man on the roster for a doubleheader. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Toru Murata」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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