Yukiya Itoh
Japanese baseball player (born 1996)
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Yukiya Itoh (伊藤 裕季也, Itoh Yukiya; born August 30, 1996 in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1][2] He has previously played in NPB for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
| Yukiya Itoh | |
|---|---|
Itoh with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 39 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: August 30, 1996 Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 8, 2019, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars | |
| Career statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .245 |
| Hits | 96 |
| Home runs | 11 |
| RBIs | 34 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Career
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Itoh began his career with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, making his NPB debut on August 8, 2019. He appeared in 21 games in his debut campaign, hitting .289/.333/.596 with 4 home runs and 7 RBI. After appearing in only 5 games during the COVID-19-affected 2020 season, Itoh only saw 3 games of action during the 2021 season, spending the majority of the year with the farm team. In 2022, Itoh played in 7 games for Yokohama, going 1-for-13.[3]
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
On July 28, 2022, Itoh was traded to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in exchange for Kohei Morihara.[4] He made 3 appearances for Tohoku to close out the year, going hitless in 8 at-bats.
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