Taiyō Satō
Baseball player
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Taiyō Satō (佐藤 太陽, Satō Taiyō; born May 19, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
| Taiyō Satō | |
|---|---|
Satō batting at the Kyocera Dome on April 16, 2026 | |
| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 38 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: May 19, 2002 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 26, 2025, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |
| NPB statistics (through April 15, 2026) | |
| Batting average | .200 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 4 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
Saitama Seibu Lions
On October 24, 2024, Satō was selected by the Saitama Seibu Lions with their second pick in the 2024 NPB Developmental Player draft.[1]
On July 25, 2025, Satō signed a first-team contract with the Lions.[2] On July 26, Satō was promoted to the first-team, one day after signing his first professional contract, and started as the ninth-hitter and second baseman against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[3] Satō went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.[4] On August 5, Satō recorded his first professional hit off Sachiya Yamasaki in a 6–1 loss against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.[5] On August 15, Satō was demoted to the 2nd team in response to the promotion of Hiyu Motoyama.[6] On September 27, Satō was promoted back to the first team,[7] and recorded his first 3-hit-game on October 3 against the Eagles.[8] Satō participated in the 2024 Asian Winter Baseball League in Taiwan.[9]
On April 15, 2026, Satō hit his first career home run off Luis Perdomo of the Orix Buffaloes.[10]