Yūki Okabayashi 岡林 勇希 | |
Position: | Outfielder/Pitcher |
Team: | Chunichi Dragons |
Number: | 1 |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Birth Date: | 22 February 2002 |
Birth Place: | Matsuzaka, Mie, Japan |
Debutleague: | NPB |
Debutteam: | Chunichi Dragons |
Debutyear: | 19 July 2020 |
Statyear: | 2023 |
Statleague: | NPB |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .283 |
Stat2label: | Hits |
Stat2value: | 341 |
Stat3label: | Home runs |
Stat3value: | 3 |
Stat4label: | Runs batted in |
Stat4value: | 67 |
Stat5label: | Stolen bases |
Stat5value: | 38 |
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is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons.
On 17 October 2019, Okabayashi was selected as the 5th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on 8 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥30,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥5,500,000 yearly salary.[1]
Although originally selected as a pitcher, it became known that the Dragons would register him as an outfielder in the lead-up to the 2020 Spring camp.[2]