Yuto Akihiro
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| Yuto Akihiro | |
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 Akihiro with the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 52 | |
| Outfielder / First baseman | |
| Born: September 17, 2002 Funabashi City, Chiba, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 29, 2021, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| NPB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .272 |
| Home runs | 10 |
| Runs batted in | 42 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Yuto Akihiro (秋広 優人, Akihiro Yuto; born September 17, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants.
He stands at 200cm tall, tying him as the tallest player in Japanese baseball history, alongside Kenyu Abe and Shohei "Giant" Baba, both of which are former Giants players.[1][2]