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Yūki Hashimoto (baseball)
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Yūki Hashimoto (橋本 侑樹, Hashimoto Yūki, born January 8, 1998 in Takahama, Fukui, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
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Yūki Hashimoto 橋本 侑樹 | |
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Chunichi Dragons – No. 13 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: (1998-01-08) January 8, 1998 (age 26) Takahama, Fukui, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
NPB debut | |
20 June 2020, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Win–loss record | 1-0 |
Innings pitched | 67.1 |
Earned run average | 4.81 |
Strikeouts | 55 |
Holds | 1 |
Saves | 0 |
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A native of Fukui prefecture, Hashimoto went to high school at Ogaki Nihon University High School in Gifu Prefecture where he appeared with the team at the Japanese High School Baseball Championship. Hashimoto later enrolled at Osaka University of Commerce where he threw a no-hitter in the Kansai6 Baseball League.[1][2]
On 17 October 2019, Hashimoto was selected as the 2nd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on 20 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥80,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥12,000,000 yearly salary.[3]