Yūichirō Okano (岡野祐一郎, Okano Yūichirō, born April 16, 1994 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
| Yūichirō Okano 岡野祐一郎 | |
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| Chunichi Dragons – No. 36 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: April 16, 1994 Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| 24 June 2020, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics (through 2020) | |
| Win–loss record | 2-2 |
| Innings pitched | 42.1 |
| Earned run average | 6.17 |
| Strikeouts | 41 |
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On 17 October 2019, Okano was selected as the 3rd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on 20 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥70,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥12,000,000 yearly salary.[1] He was presented the number 36 previously vacated by Ryota Ishioka. [2]
References
edit- ^ "中日3位の東芝・岡野、同世代・藤浪にライバル心「高校のときは手が届かない存在だったが…」" [Chunichi #3 pick, Toshiba's Okano sees classman Fujinami as a rival "In high school I couldn't have imagined to reach those heights..."]. Sponichi (in Japanese). 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "復活目指す中日・浜田達郎は背番号「69」に ルーキーの新背番号と変更を発表" [Chunichi aiming for return; Tatsuro Hamada given the 69; rookie numbers presented]. Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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