Yūto Koga
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| Yūto Koga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catcher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: 10 September 1999 Chikushino, Fukuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May, 2022, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .215 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hits | 117 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home Runs | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RBI | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yūto Koga (古賀 悠斗, Koga Yūto; born 10 September 1999) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Koga studied at the Faculty of Law of the Chuo University, where he also played baseball, becoming the team's starting catcher in his second year and the club's captain in his fourth year.[1] He was selected by the Saitama Seibu Lions in the 2021 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]
He made his debut with the team on 5 May 2022 against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters at the Belluna Dome. On 7 May, he recorded his first hit against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.[3] He scored his first RBI on 11 May against the Carp.[4] He hit his first home run on 20 July against the Chiba Lotte Marines at the Zozo Marine Stadium.[5] In 26 games during the season, Koga recorded a .155 batting average, nine hits, one home run and four RBI.
In 2023, he finished the season with a .218 batting average, 52 hits, two home runs and 20 RBI in 100 games. In 2024, he played 105 games, recording a .228 batting average, 56 hits, three home runs and 12 RBI.[6]