Yūki Hashimoto (baseball) explained

Yūki Hashimoto
橋本 侑樹
Position:Pitcher
Team:Chunichi Dragons
Number:13
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:8 January 1998
Birth Place:Takahama, Fukui, Japan
Debutleague:NPB
Debutteam:Chunichi Dragons
Debutyear:20 June 2020
Statyear:2023 season
Statleague:NPB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:1-0
Stat2label:Innings pitched
Stat2value:67.1
Stat3label:Earned run average
Stat3value:4.81
Stat4label:Strikeouts
Stat4value:55
Stat5label:Holds
Stat5value:1
Stat6label:Saves
Stat6value:0
Teams:

is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

A native of Fukui prefecture, Hashimoto went to high school at Ogaki Nihon University High School in Gifu Prefecture where he appeared with the team at the Japanese High School Baseball Championship. Hashimoto later enrolled at Osaka University of Commerce where he threw a no-hitter in the Kansai6 Baseball League.[1] [2]

On 17 October 2019, Hashimoto was selected as the 2nd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on 20 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥80,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥12,000,000 yearly salary.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 試合結果 2回戦 京産 - 大商 . www.kan6bb.jp . ja . Fall League 2019: Kyoto Sangyo v Osaka Commercial . 2020-01-13.
  2. News: 大商大・橋本侑樹がノーノー達成 左腕ドラフト候補 . 2019-09-15 . Nikkan Sports . 2020-01-13 . ja . Osaka UoC's Yuki Hashimoto throws a no-no; draft shortlisted southpaw.
  3. News: 中日2位橋本が仮契約「全試合投げたい」タフさ自信 . 2019-11-27 . Nikkan Sports . 2020-01-13 . ja . Chunichi's #2 pick signs pre-contract: "I want to pitch in every game"; has confidence in his toughness.