Yūki Okabayashi
| 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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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).
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]
References
- ^ "最速153キロ＆高校通算21本塁打の中日ドラフト5位岡林勇希が仮契約。二刀流挑戦は保留も8割で打者専念か（中日スポーツ）" [Top velo 153km/h and high school 21 home run hitter; Chunichi 5th round pick Okabayashi signs pre-contract. 2-way player challenge on hold, 80% chance of being an outfielder]. Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 2020-10-11. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ^ "【中日】二刀流を目指していたドラフト５位・岡林は"外野手一本"でキャンプインへ「自分の持ってる武器を最大限に生かしたい」 : スポーツ報知" [Chunichi #5 pick Okabayashi originally selected as a pitcher will stick to the single challenge of outfielder from camp "I want to make the most of my talents"]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2020-01-19. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
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