Yūichirō Okano Explained

Yūichirō Okano
岡野祐一郎
Position:Pitcher
Team:Chunichi Dragons
Number:36
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:16 April 1994
Birth Place:Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
Debutleague:NPB
Debutteam:Chunichi Dragons
Debutyear:24 June 2020
Statyear:2020
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:2-2
Stat2label:Innings pitched
Stat2value:42.1
Stat3label:Earned run average
Stat3value:6.17
Stat4label:Strikeouts
Stat4value:41
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is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

On 17 October 2019, Okano was selected as the 3rd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on 20 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥70,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥12,000,000 yearly salary.[1] He was presented the number 36 previously vacated by Ryota Ishioka. [2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 中日3位の東芝・岡野、同世代・藤浪にライバル心「高校のときは手が届かない存在だったが…」 . 2019-11-16 . Sponichi . 2020-01-14 . ja . Chunichi #3 pick, Toshiba's Okano sees classman Fujinami as a rival "In high school I couldn't have imagined to reach those heights...".
  2. News: 復活目指す中日・浜田達郎は背番号「69」に ルーキーの新背番号と変更を発表 . 2019-12-16 . Chunichi Sports . 2020-01-22 . ja . Chunichi aiming for return; Tatsuro Hamada given the 69; rookie numbers presented.