| Ryo Akiyoshi | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Debutdate: | 1 April |
| Debutyear: | 2014 |
| Debutteam: | Tokyo Yakult Swallows |
| Statyear: | 2022 season |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss |
| Stat1value: | 20-24 |
| Stat2label: | ERA |
| Stat2value: | 3.05 |
| Stat3label: | Holds |
| Stat3value: | 78 |
| Stat4label: | Saves |
| Stat4value: | 71 |
| Stat5label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat5value: | 359 |
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is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
On 24 October 2013, Akiyoshi was drafted by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
On 1 April 2014, Akiyoshi debuted in the Central League against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp as a starting pitcher. On Mayl 13, he pitched against the Yomiuri Giants and recorded his first win.[2]
During the 2014-2018 season with the Swallows, he contributed to the team as a setup man. In all, he pitched in 283 games with a 19–17 Win–loss record, a 2.68 ERA, a 67 Holds, a 34 Saves, and a and a 274 strikeouts in 298.2 innings.
On 16 July 2016, Akiyoshi was named an All-Star and pitched in the 2016 Mazda All-Star Game 2016.[3]
11 December 2018, Akiyoshi and Ryota Yachi were transferred to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in a 2-2 trade with Hirotoshi Takanashi and Kengo Ohta.[4]
On 12 April 2019, he recorded his first save since joining the Fighters.[5]
Akiyoshi played the 2019-2021 seasons with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, he contributed to the team as a Closer. In all, he pitched in 96 games with a 1–6 Win–loss record, a 4.04 ERA, a 11 Holds, a 37 Saves, and a and a 84 strikeouts in 91.1 innings.
On 16 November 2021, he elected free agency following the 2021 season.[6]
On 31 January 2022, Akiyoshi signed with the Fukui Nexus Elephants of the independent league Nihonkai OCEAN League.[7]
He recorded 18 Games pitched, a 1–2 Win–loss record, a 2.66 ERA, a 7 Saves, and a 35 strikeouts in 20.1innings.[8]
On 19 July 2022, Akiyoshi signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[9] On 3 August, he made his debut as a pitcher for the Hawks.[10] He pitched in only two games in the Pacific League in the 2022 season.
On 17 October 2022, the Hawks announced he was a free agent.[11]
On 15 February 2016, Akiyoshi represented the Japan national baseball team at the Samurai Japan Warm-up Game Japan vs Chinese Taipei.[12]
24 January 2017, he was elected to the Japan national baseball team at the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[13]