Yasunobu Okugawa (奥川 恭伸, Okugawa Yasunobu, born April 16, 2001) is a professional Japanese baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1][2]

Yasunobu Okugawa
Okugawa with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 18
Pitcher
Born: (2001-04-16) April 16, 2001 (age 23)
Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
November 10, 2020, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Career statistics
(through 2022 season)
Win–loss record9-5
Earned Run Average3.57
Strikeouts96
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Career edit

On October 30, 2022, it was announced that Okugawa would require Tommy John surgery, but he would later decide to bypass surgery and rehab the injury instead.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "Register : Okugawa,Yasunobu (Tokyo Yakult Swallows)". Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ "奥川 恭伸 | 東京ヤクルトスワローズ". www.yakult-swallows.co.jp. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "What's Wrong With the Yakult Swallows?". japanball.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.