Born: (1992-11-05) November 5, 1992 (age 31) Ōita, Ōita, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
June 7, 2014, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics (through June 7, 2024)
Batting average
.220
Home runs
59
Runs batted in
260
Sacrifice bunt
179
Teams
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
6× Japan Series champion (2014–2015, 2017–2020)
Japan Series MVP (2018)
3× NPB All-Star (2018, 2019, 2021)
6× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2017–2022)
3× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2017, 2020, 2022)
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
Summer Olympics
2020 Tokyo
Team
World Baseball Classic
2023 Miami
Team
WBSC Premier12
2019 Tokyo
Team
Asia Professional Baseball Championship
2017 Tokyo
Team
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