Yūki Okabayashi
Japanese baseball player (born 2002)
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Yūki Okabayashi (岡林 勇希, Okabayashi Yūki; born February 22, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
| Yūki Okabayashi 岡林 勇希 | |
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| Chunichi Dragons – No. 1 | |
| Outfielder / Pitcher | |
| Born: February 22, 2002 Matsuzaka, Mie, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 19, 2020, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Batting average | .280 |
| Home runs | 8 |
| Runs batted in | 114 |
| Stolen bases | 65 |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Career
On 17 October 2019, Okabayashi was selected as the 5th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on 8 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥30,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥5,500,000 yearly salary.[1]
Although originally selected as a pitcher, it became known that the Dragons would register him as an outfielder in the lead-up to the 2020 Spring camp.[2] He has been named to the Best Nine Award three times, most recently in 2025.[3]
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