#今永昇太 #今永昇太のピッチングバイブル :9784583116358

**「心を打ち込む投球、夢に挑まないがらへん」**
野球選手、投手。左投左打。
MLBのシカゴ・カブスに所属し、日本代表としてアジア プロ野球チャンピオンシップ優勝やWBC優勝に貢献した。デニバスの現役選手として初めて北九州市特命大使（スポーツ）を委嘱された。
高校時代は軟式野球部から硬式野球部へ移ったが、身体が小さかったため、1年生の頃から対外試合に登板し、NPB球団からの注目を集めた。しかし高校卒業前に中日ドラゴンズから指名を期待されていたものの、指名されず駒澤大学に進学した。
駒澤大学硬式野球部で、3年生時にはエースの座に就き春季リーグ戦で3試合連続完封勝利を記録し、秋季リーグ戦ではMVPや最優秀投手、ベストナインなど三冠を獲得してチーム26季振りの優勝に貢献した。
大学4年生時には左肩を痛めて調子が上がらずチームも最下位となり2部降格寸前の影響でNPB入りを真剣に悩んだものの、横浜DeNAベイスターズから1巡目指名されて入団し、同年のドラフト会議で大学時代の先輩だった戸柱恭孝もDeNAから4巡目指名を受けた。
DeNAでは3年目以降にチームトップとなる防御率や最多奪三振を記録するなど活躍した。2023年にはセントラル・リーグ最多奪三振のタイトルを獲得し、同年のWBC優勝にも貢献した。
**Q：何をされた方ですか？**
A：日本代表としてアジア プロ野球チャンピオンシップ優勝やWBC優勝に貢献した。
**Q：有名な作品は何ですか？**
A：『心を打ち込む投球』と呼ばれる、心を打ち込みながら投球するスタイルで知られ、デニバスの現役選手として初めて北九州市特命大使（スポーツ）を委嘱された。
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English Summary
**"Pitching with passion, it's hard not to challenge your dreams"**
Baseball player, pitcher. Left-handed pitcher, left-handed hitter.
He played for MLB's Chicago Cubs and contributed to winning the Asian Professional Baseball Championship and the WBC Championship as a member of the Japanese national team. He is the first active Denibas player to be appointed as Kitakyushu City Ambassador (Sports).
During his high school days, he moved from the softball baseball club to the hardball baseball club, but due to his small size, he started pitching in outside games as a freshman and attracted the attention of NPB teams. However, although he was expected to be drafted by the Chunichi Dragons before graduating from high school, he was not drafted and went to Komazawa University.
In his third year, he became the ace of the Komazawa University baseball team, recording three consecutive shutout wins in the spring league, and won the triple crown in the fall league, including MVP, best pitcher, and best nine, contributing to the team's first championship in 26 seasons.
In his fourth year at university, he injured his left shoulder and his condition did not improve, and the team was at the bottom of the league.As they were on the verge of being relegated to the second division, he seriously considered joining the NPB, but he joined the team after being drafted in the first round by the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.At the same year's draft meeting, his senior from university, Yasutaka Tobushira, was also drafted in the fourth round by DeNA.
After his third year at DeNA, he played an active role, recording the team's highest ERA and most strikeouts. In 2023, he won the title for the most strikeouts in the Central League and also contributed to the WBC championship in the same year.
**Q: What did you do? **
As part of the Japanese national team, he contributed to winning the Asian Professional Baseball Championship and winning the WBC Championship.
**Q: What are your famous works? **
He is known for his style of pitching with all his heart, which is called ``pitching with all his heart,'' and he was the first active Denibas player to be appointed as Kitakyushu City Ambassador (Sports).
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