Yuto Akihiro (秋広 優人, Akihiro Yuto, born September 17, 2002 in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. He plays outfielder and first baseman.
| Yuto Akihiro | |
|---|---|
 Akihiro with the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Yomiuri Giants – No. 55 | |
| Outfielder / First baseman | |
| Born: September 17, 2002 Funabishi City, Chiba, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Left | |
| debut | |
| September 29, 2021, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .273 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| RBIs | 41 |
| Teams | |
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He stands at 200cm tall, tying him as the tallest player in Japanese baseball history, alongside Kenyu Abe and Shohei "Giant" Baba, both of which are former Giants players.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "秋広 優人（読売ジャイアンツ） | 個人年度別成績". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "日本人歴代最長身2メートル投手が2人も誕生！ ジャイアント馬場に並ぶ". Full-Count（フルカウント） ― 野球ニュース・速報・コラム ― (in Japanese). 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2024-02-08.