Ryota Ishioka
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| Ryota Ishioka 石岡 諒太 | |
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| Infielder | |
| Born: May 25, 1992 Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan[1] | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| 8 July, 2017, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| September 1, 2022, for the Orix Buffaloes | |
| NPB statistics (through 2022) | |
| Batting average | .205 |
| Hits | 15 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBIs | 1 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Ryota Ishioka (石岡 諒太, Ishioka Ryōta; born May 25, 1992 in Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan[1]) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder.
Ishioka started playing rubber-ball baseball in elementary school and while at junior high school played for the Kobe Sky Dragons.
He played for St Michael's Senior High School and in Autumn of his junior year nailed down his spot as starting first baseman. In his senior year, his school played in the Spring senbatsu tournament where Ishioka struck out twice in the first and only game leading to the team's exit. After graduation, he went to play for JR East.
Ishioka contributed to JR East's victory in the 82nd Intercity baseball tournament, picking up rookie player of the tournament honours.[2] In his second year as third batter in the line-up, he helped the team to become runners-up and in 2014 he was selected to represent Japan at the 17th Asian Games[3] where he along with future team-mates Issei Endō, Masataka Iryo and Shun Ishikawa claimed the bronze medal.[4]
On 22 October 2016, at the 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball draft, Ishioka was the 6th pick for the Chunichi Dragons. On 25 November, he signed a contract worth ¥5,000,000 per year with a \10,000,000 sign on bonus.[5]
On July 8, 2022, Ishioka was traded to the Orix Buffaloes for outfielder Shunta Gotoh.