Yūichirō Okano
Yūichirō Okano 岡野祐一郎 | |
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Chunichi Dragons – No. 36 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan | April 16, 1994|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
NPB debut | |
24 June 2020, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
NPB statistics (through 2020) | |
Win-loss record | 2-2 |
Innings pitched | 42.1 |
Earned run average | 6.17 |
Strikeouts | 41 |
Teams | |
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Yūichirō Okano (岡野祐一郎, Okano Yūichirō, born April 16, 1994 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
On 17 October 2019, Okano was selected as the 3rd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on 20 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥70,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥12,000,000 yearly salary.[1] He was presented the number 36 previously vacated by Ryota Ishioka. [2]
References[]
- ^ "中日3位の東芝・岡野、同世代・藤浪にライバル心「高校のときは手が届かない存在だったが…」" [Chunichi #3 pick, Toshiba's Okano sees classman Fujinami as a rival "In high school I couldn't have imagined to reach those heights..."]. Sponichi (in Japanese). 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ "復活目指す中日・浜田達郎は背番号「69」に ルーキーの新背番号と変更を発表" [Chunichi aiming for return; Tatsuro Hamada given the 69; rookie numbers presented]. Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Ishinomaki
- Baseball people from Miyagi Prefecture
- Japanese baseball players
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
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