- 3 ▁second ▁day ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Hans hin ▁Tig ers . ▁On ▁the ▁ 3 1 st ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁starting ▁debut ▁against ▁the ▁H iro sh ima ▁Car p ▁at ▁N ago ya ▁D ome . ▁ ▁Fu ku ▁registered ▁his ▁first ▁win ▁against ▁the ▁Y omi uri ▁Gi ants ▁at ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁D ome ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁as ▁a ▁rel ie ver ▁following ▁st arter ▁D rew ▁N aylor ' s ▁withdraw al ▁with ▁injury . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁August , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁m ound ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁absence ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁in ▁an ▁extended ▁inn ings ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁Y akult ▁Sw all ows ▁at ▁Me iji ▁J ingu ▁Stadium ▁where ▁he ▁gave ▁up ▁a ▁walk - off ▁wild ▁pitch ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁in ning ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁ 9 - 8 ▁loss . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 - 2 0 1 8 ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁season , ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁left ▁shoulder ▁injury , ▁Fu ku ▁was ▁dem oted ▁to ▁a ▁development ▁contract ▁and ▁assigned ▁the ▁ 2 3 4 ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁re h abil it ating . ▁▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 9 ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁after ▁the ▁trade ▁of ▁south p aw ▁rel ie ver , ▁Ry u ya ▁Og awa ▁to ▁the ▁S ait ama ▁Se ib u ▁L ions