24　　　Kosuke Umeno

Kosuke Umeno　　　　　　　　Pitcher

① Born Nov 7, 2004 - 21 years old ② Right-handed pitcher/batter ③ 177cm 79kg ④ Tokyo ⑤ Seta Seniors - Seta High School - Koji Dogs '21 (1st pick) - 4th year ⑥ 76M (Estimated) ⑦ Previous Year ERA: 2.38 ⑧ Happiest moment: Being picked 1st in the draft ⑨ Player Intro: Last season, he maintained his spot in the starting rotation since his second year and won the Sawamura Award. He baffles batters with precise control and has recorded numerous shutouts. He was also selected for the national team for the world tournament. This year, expectations are high for him to reach even greater heights and lead the team to victory.

① Date of birth, age ② Throwing/Batting ③ Height, weight ④ Hometown ⑤ Career history ⑥ Salary ⑦ Previous year's ERA ⑧ Happiest moment in life ⑨ Player introduction

(Quoted from the 2026 Koji Dogs Player Directory)

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• Evaluation from high school teammate, S.H.

Umeno is insane. He's on a completely different level. I hate to admit it, but there's no way we would've won Koshien without him. I mean, he won the Sawamura Award. He made it look easy, but it's only his third year as a pro. That's just crazy. But even Umeno has a weakness... That guy can't keep a secret. He had a girl he liked, and he thought he was hiding it, but the entire baseball team knew back then.

• Evaluation from high school teammate, U.M.

I think meeting a pitcher like Kosuke is the greatest luck of my life. Those days when we polished his then-unrefined pitching together are irreplaceable. He looks cool and hard to approach at first, but he's not really like that. We even trade jokes sometimes. Keep this off the record, but I actually cried when he won the Sawamura Award.