Yukiya Itoh

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Yukiya Itoh
Itoh with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 39
Infielder
Born: (1996-08-30) August 30, 1996 (age 27)
Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
August 8, 2019, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Career statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.288
Hits19
Home runs4
RBIs8
Stolen bases0
Teams

Yukiya Itoh (伊藤 裕季也, Itoh Yukiya, born August 30, 1996 in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1][2] He has 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]

  1. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "Register : Itoh,Yukiya (YOKOHAMA DeNA BAYSTARS)". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ "伊藤 裕季也 | 横浜DeNAベイスターズ". www.baystars.co.jp. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Yukiya Itoh Japanese Leagues Statistics".
  4. ^ @npb_reddit (July 28, 2022). "The Yokohama DeNA Baystars traded IF Yukiya Itoh to the Rakuten Eagles for pitcher Kohei Morihara" (Tweet) – via Twitter.