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Ayatsugu Yamashita 
Summary
Ayatsugu Yamashita (山下 斐紹, Yamashita Ayatsugu, born November 16, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Chunichi Dragons.
| Ayatsugu Yamashita | |
|---|---|
 Yamashita with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: November 16, 1992 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| May 6, 2013, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Batting average | .199 |
| Hits | 42 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| RBIs | 15 |
| Stolen bases | 0 |
| Teams | |
Career edit
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks edit
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks selected Yamashita with the first selection in the 2010 NPB draft.[1]
On May 6, 2013, Yamashita made his NPB debut.
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles edit
On November 14, 2017, Hawks traded Yamashita to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles for Tetsuro Nishida.[2]
On December 2, 2020, he become a free agent.[3]
Chunichi Dragons edit
On December 12, 2020, Yamashita signed with Chunichi Dragons of NPB.[4] December 18, 2020, Yamashita held press conference.[5]
References edit
- ^ "福岡ソフトバンクホークス 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball Public announcement (Japanese) 公示 トレード 2017年度". NPB.jp. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
- ^ "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "選手獲得のお知らせ". 中日ドラゴンズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). December 12, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "山下斐紹選手入団会見". 中日ドラゴンズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). December 18, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com