| Yūya Gunji 郡司 裕也 | |
| Position: | Catcher, Infielder, Outfielder |
| Team: | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Number: | 30 |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Ichihara, Chiba, Japan |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | June 23 |
| Debutyear: | 2020 |
| Debutteam: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Statyear: | 2023 season |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .200 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 7 |
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is a Japanese professional baseball catcher, infielder and outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons.
Gunji was the opposing catcher at the 2015 Koshien tournament for Sendai Ikuei where future teammate, Tokai Sagami high school ace, Shinnosuke Ogasawara was the winning pitcher.[1]
Gunji is a graduate of Sendai Ikuei High School and Keio University.
On October 17, 2019, Gunji was selected as the 2nd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on November 22 signed a provisional contract with a ¥50,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥9,000,000 yearly salary.[2] [3]
On June 19, 2023, Gunji was traded alongside Takumi Yamamoto to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in exchange for Shingo Usami and Koki Saito.