| Yuya Ando 安藤 優也 | |
| Team: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Number: | 86 |
| Position: | Pitcher / Coach |
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Oita, Japan |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | NPB |
| Debutdate: | April 7 |
| Debutyear: | 2002 |
| Debutteam: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Statyear: | 2017 season |
| Statleague: | NPB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 77-66 |
| Stat2label: | ERA |
| Stat2value: | 3.56 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 822 |
| Stat4label: | Holds |
| Stat4value: | 76 |
| Stat5label: | Saves |
| Stat5value: | 11 |
| Teams: | As player
As coach
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is a professional baseball player from Ōita City, Japan. He is part of the starting rotation for the Hanshin Tigers baseball team.
In 2006, Ando pitched his first Shutout game against Yokohama BayStars.[1]
Ando joined the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.[2] Ando went 7-4 in college, battling shoulder problems. He went on to Toyota Motors in the industrial leagues and peaked at 93 mph there, drawing the interest of various scouts. In the 2001 Baseball World Cup, he went 2-0 with a 2.45 ERA, allowing 5 hits and fanning 14 in 11 innings.