Hiroaki Matsuda
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| Hiroaki Matsuda 松田 亘哲 | |
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| Chunichi Dragons – No. 207 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 16, 1997 Iwakura, Aichi, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
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Hiroaki Matsuda (松田亘哲, Matsuda Hiroaki; born May 16, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
As a student of Aichi Prefectural Konan High School, as he was only 150cm tall he gave up playing baseball to play as a libero for the school's volleyball team.[1] However, while at high school, Matsuda grew to 175cm and he looked to return to baseball at university. [1]
In 2016, Matsuda passed the exam to enter the Economics Department of Nagoya University where he joined the baseball club.[1]
On 17 October 2019, Matsuda was selected as the 1st draft pick in the development player round for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft[2] and on 11 November signed a development player contract with a ¥2,000,000 moving allowance and a ¥3,000,000 yearly salary.[3]
Pitching style
Matsuda's fastball tops out at 148 km/h which he pairs with a cutter, slider, curveball, change-up and two-seam fastball.[4]