Born: (1988-04-16) April 16, 1988 (age 36) Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 12, 2011, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
MLB: July 24, 2020, for the Cincinnati Reds
NPB statistics (through 2023 season)
Batting average
.297
Hits
1,565
Home runs
125
Runs batted in
577
MLB statistics (through 2021 season)
Batting average
.224
Hits
71
Home runs
0
Runs batted in
21
Teams
Saitama Seibu Lions (2011–2019)
Cincinnati Reds (2020–2021)
Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2022–present)
Career highlights and awards
6× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2013, 2015–2019)
4× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2015, 2017–2019)
6× NPB All-Star (2015–2019, 2023)
NPB Records
Most hits in a single season (216) (2015)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
WBSC Premier12
2015 Tokyo
Team
Shogo Akiyama (秋山 翔吾, Akiyama Shōgo, Japanese pronunciation:[akiꜜjamaɕoꜜːɡo], born April 16, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Saitama Seibu Lions.
ShogoAkiyama (秋山 翔吾, AkiyamaShōgo, Japanese pronunciation: [akiꜜjama ɕoꜜːɡo], born April 16, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for...
He finished third in MVP voting again, placing behind Yanagita and ShogoAkiyama for the 2015 Pacific League MVP. Ohtani placed third in MVP voting (first...
Yoshifuru ShogoAkiyama (秋山 翔吾, born 1988), Japanese professional baseball player Shōtarō Akiyama (秋山 庄太郎, 1920 – 2003), Japanese photographer Shun Akiyama (秋山...
include: Shogo Akada (赤田 将吾, born 1980), Japanese baseball player ShogoAkiyama (秋山 翔吾, born 1988), Japanese professional baseball player Shōgo Arai (荒井...
had a powerful lineup in this period, loaded with sluggers such as Koji Akiyama, Kazuhiro Kiyohara, and Orestes Destrade. Their defense also benefited...
alongside Ichiro Suzuki, Matt Murton, Alex Ramirez, Tsuyoshi Nishioka, and ShogoAkiyama, to amass 200 or more hits in a single season in Japanese professional...
assignment by the team on January 8, 2020, following the signing of ShogoAkiyama. On January 14, 2020, Martini was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia...
Brooklyn Dodgers on September 14, 1950. Pinch-hitting for leadoff hitter ShogoAkiyama in the first game of a doubleheader on September 14, Stephenson hit...
January 6, 2020: Signed Japanese outfielder ShogoAkiyama to a three-year, $21 million contract. Akiyama will be the first Japanese-born player to play...
91 RBIs. Murton's single-season hits record was eclipsed in 2015 by ShogoAkiyama of the Seibu Lions, who recorded 216 hits in 143 games. Murton played...
Hachnohe Gakuin University senior classman, ShogoAkiyama. On 9 June 2023, he would get his wish, striking out Akiyama on a forkball in a game against the Hiroshima...
divided into the Human Health Department and the Nursing Department. ShogoAkiyama - baseball player Junki Nozato [it] - basketball player "大谷 真樹 | 八戸学院大学"...
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