Yukiya Itoh (伊藤 裕季也, Itoh Yukiya, born August 30, 1996 in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1][2] He has played in NPB for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Yukiya Itoh | |
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![]() Itoh with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 39 | |
Infielder | |
Born: Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan | August 30, 1996|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
NPB debut | |
August 8, 2019, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
Career statistics (through 2020 season) | |
Batting average | .288 |
Hits | 19 |
Home runs | 4 |
RBIs | 8 |
Stolen bases | 0 |
Teams | |
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Career
editYokohama DeNA BayStars
editItoh began his career with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, making his NPB debut on August 8, 2019. He appeared in 21 games in his debut campaign, hitting .289/.333/.596 with 4 home runs and 7 RBI. After appearing in only 5 games during the COVID-19-affected 2020 season, Itoh only saw 3 games of action during the 2021 season, spending the majority of the year with the farm team. In 2022, Itoh played in 7 games for Yokohama, going 1-for-13.[3]
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
editOn July 28, 2022, Itoh was traded to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in exchange for Kohei Morihara.[4] He made 3 appearances for Tohoku to close out the year, going hitless in 8 at-bats.
References
edit- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "Register : Itoh,Yukiya (YOKOHAMA DeNA BAYSTARS)". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "伊藤 裕季也 | 横浜DeNAベイスターズ". www.baystars.co.jp. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Yukiya Itoh Japanese Leagues Statistics".
- ^ @npb_reddit (July 28, 2022). "The Yokohama DeNA Baystars traded IF Yukiya Itoh to the Rakuten Eagles for pitcher Kohei Morihara" (Tweet) – via Twitter.