Shogo Akiyama

Shogo Akiyama
Akiyama with the Saitama Seibu Lions
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 55
Outfielder
Born: (1988-04-16) April 16, 1988
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 12, 2011, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics
(through 2016 season)
Batting average .296
Hits 1,038
Home runs 72
RBI 374
Runs 556
Stolen bases 85
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
2015 WBSC Premier12
2015 Tokyo Team

Shogo Akiyama (秋山 翔吾, Akiyama Shōgo, born April 16, 1988 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Carrer

Saitama Seibu Lions selected him with the third selection in the 2010 NPB draft.[1]

In 2015, Akiyama set the NPB record for hits in a single season with 216,[2] surpassing the 214 collected by Matt Murton of the Hanshin Tigers in 2010.

He was selected to the 2018 NPB All-Star game.[3]

International Career

He was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2015 WBSC Premier12 and 2017 World Baseball Classic.

On August 20, 2018, he was selected 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "埼玉西武ライオンズ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2015/10/01/baseball/japanese-baseball/lions-akiyama-sets-single-season-hit-record/#.VrrIB1ZlxA9 Japan Times. Lions' Akiyama Sets Single Season Hits Mark. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 ファン投票結果". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "「2018日米野球」出場選手6名、コーチングスタッフが決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). August 20, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2018.


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