Hiyu Motoyama

Hiyu Motoyama
Hiyu Motoyama
	Motoyama with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Hanshin Tigers – No. 00
	Infielder
	Born: December 4, 1998 (age 27); Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan
	Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
	March 27, 2021, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Career statistics ; (through 2025 season)
Batting average	.202
Home runs	5
RBIs	34
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2021–2023); Saitama Seibu Lions (2024–2025); Hanshin Tigers (2026–present);
Career highlights and awards
	1× Japan Series champion (2021);

Batting average.202

Home runs5

RBIs34

Hiyu Motoyama (元山飛優, Motoyama Hiyu; born December 4, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

v t e Hanshin Tigers roster
Pitchers	13 Suguru Iwazaki 14 Yuta Iwasada 16 Yuki Nishi 18 Takato Ihara 19 Kaito Shimomura 21 Kotaro Otake 26 Tsuyoshi Shiiba 27 Masashi Ito 28 Yuki Kesamaru 29 Haruto Takahashi 30 Keito Mombetsu 35 Hiroto Saiki 36 Seishu Hatake 37 Masaki Oyokawa 41 Shoki Murakami 42 Easton Lucas 44 Saku Hayase 46 Carson Ragsdale 47 Takuma Kirishiki 48 Hidetoshi Ibaragi 49 Taisei Kudō 50 Ren Tomida 51 Daiki Hayakawa 54 Rito Kinoshita 55 Syuto Noto 63 Yuya Ishiguro 64 Hidetaka Okadome 65 Atsuki Yuasa 66 Junya Tsuda 69 Daichi Ishii 98 Rafael Dolis 99 Dauri Moreta
Catchers	2 Ryutaro Umeno 12 Seishirō Sakamoto 17 Torai Fushimi 39 Yuki Sakaeda 43 Hayato Machida 57 Kenya Nagasaka 59 Kento Fujita 68 Hayato Nakagawa 85 Rinshiro Shimamura
Infielders	00 Hiyu Motoyama 0 Seiya Kinami 3 Yusuke Oyama 4 Takahiro Kumagai 7 Takumu Nakano 8 Teruaki Satō 9 Masahiro Tateishi 24 Cam Devanney 25 Shogo Tanihata 33 Kento Itohara 38 Ryūhei Obata 45 Taiyo Sano 52 Shuya Yamada 56 Aoi Momosaki 62 Kai Ueda 67 Nozomu Takatera
Outfielders	1 Shōta Morishita 5 Kōji Chikamoto 32 Taiki Hamada 34 Kaisei Okashiro 40 Hinase Itsubo 53 Kairi Shimada 58 Ukyō Maegawa 60 Dan Onodera 61 Hiroshi Toyoda
Development	120 Junya Nishi (OF) 121 Reiji Toi (IF) 122 Ippei Ogawa (P) 123 Kai Matsubara (P) 125 Ryo Itoh (P) 126 Kein Fukushima (OF) 127 Ryosuke Jingu (P) 129 Shoei Yamasaki (OF) 130 Toshiaki Kawasaki (IF) 132 Anthony Martinez (P) 133 Jean Arnaez (IF) 134 Stanley Consuegra (OF)
First squad coaching	Manager: 22 Kyuji Fujikawa Head coach: 74 Atsushi Fujimoto Pitching coaches: 88 Yuya Andoh (Chief) Batting development coordinator: 86 Yutaka Wada (First/Second Squad) Hitting coaches: 83 Eiichi Koyano (Chief), 71 Hiroki Uemoto Infield defense/base running coaches: 70 Shuta Tanaka Outfield defense/base running coach: 96 Sō Tsutsui Battery coach: 87 Katsunori Nomura Bullpen coach: 93 Daiki Katayama
Second squad coaching	Manager: 78 Katsuo Hirata Pitching coaches: 90 Tomoyuki Kubota (Chief, 72 Hirotaka Egusa, 89 Ryo Watanabe Battery coaches: 87 Katsunori Nomura, 84 Takeshi Hidaka Hitting coaches: 91 Hirotoshi Kitagawa (Chief), 77 Eishin Soyogi Defense/base running coach: 81 Toshifumi Baba Infield defense/base running coach: 75 Noriharu Yamazaki Outfield defense/base running coach: 76 Takahito Kudo Battery coach: 84 Takeshi Hidaka Fielder coach: 79 Shunsuke

Hiyu Motoyama

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Saitama Seibu Lions

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Hiyu Motoyama
Motoyama with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Hanshin Tigers – No. 00
Infielder
Born: (1998-12-04) December 4, 1998 (age 27) Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 27, 2021, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Career statistics (through 2025 season)
Batting average	.202
Home runs	5
RBIs	34
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2021–2023) Saitama Seibu Lions (2024–2025) Hanshin Tigers (2026–present)
Career highlights and awards
1× Japan Series champion (2021)