Yuto Furuya
# Yuto Furuya

Yuto Furuya (古谷 優人, Furuya Yūto, born May 15, 1999 in Makubetsu, Hokkaido) is a Japanese professional baseball Pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.

## Professional career

On October 20, 2016, Furuya was drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

In 2017 - 2019 season, Furuya played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues and played in informal matches against the Shikoku Island League Plus's teams. On May 5, 2019, he recorded the fastest 160 km/h (99.42 mph) fastball in the a left-handed pitcher in the NPB's record in the informal match against the Kagawa Olive Guyners.

On July 5, 2020, Furuya debuted in the Pacific League against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters as a relief pitcher. In 2020 season, he pitched 4 games in the Pacific League.

