Yukiya Itoh
| Yukiya Itoh | |
|---|---|
 Itoh with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 39 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: August 30, 1996 Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 8, 2019, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
| Career statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .245 |
| Hits | 96 |
| Home runs | 11 |
| RBIs | 34 |
| Teams | |
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Yukiya Itoh (伊藤 裕季也, Itoh Yukiya; born August 30, 1996 in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1][2] He has previously played in NPB for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Career
[edit]Yokohama DeNA BayStars
[edit]Itoh 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
[edit]On 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.
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