Tomohiro Anraku (安樂智大, Anrakū Tōmohiro, born November 4, 1996) is a Japanese professional

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Diablos Rojos del México The Diablos Rojos del Mexico (English: Mexico Red Devils) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Mexico City, Mexico. The team was founded in 1940 by Salvador Lutteroth and Ernesto Carmona. The Diablos Rojos play their ho ...

of the

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. He has previously played in

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(NPB) for the

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles The , often shortened as the , are a baseball team based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It has played in Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League since the team's formation in November 2004. The team is owned by the Internet shopping ...

Career

Amateur

Anraku attended Saibi High School in

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. As a high school pitcher in 2013, Anrakd had a

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that was measured as high as . During the 2013 Spring Kōshien high school tournament, Anraku threw 772 pitches over five games in nine days, including 232 in one game.

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

The

selected Anraku in the

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. Anraku pitched parts of nine seasons with the Eagles, registering an overall 18–21

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and 3.59

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with 277

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s across 231 appearances. On December 1, 2023, the Eagles released Anraku after numerous teammates testified to the team regarding his harassment and physical abuse of younger players.

Diablos Rojos del México

On March 19, 2024, Anraku signed with the

of the

. He made 47 appearances for México, compiling a 3.50 ERA with 39 strikeouts and 4 saves across innings pitched. In addition, Anraku's 20 holds were a league–leading mark. With the team, he won the

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. He became a free agent following the season. On March 25, 2025, Anraku re-signed with the Diablos.

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NPB stats
Living people 1996 births Baseball people from Ehime Prefecture Japanese expatriate baseball players in Mexico Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players 21st-century Japanese sportsmen Diablos Rojos del México players {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub