| Ryo Akiyoshi | |||||||||||||||
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 Akiyoshi with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. | |||||||||||||||
| Free agent | |||||||||||||||
| Pitcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (age 36) Tokyo,Japan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| debut | |||||||||||||||
| 1 April, 2014, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2022 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 20-24 | ||||||||||||||
| ERA | 3.05 | ||||||||||||||
| Holds | 78 | ||||||||||||||
| Saves | 71 | ||||||||||||||
| Strikeouts | 359 | ||||||||||||||
| Teams | |||||||||||||||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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Ryo Akiyoshi (秋吉 亮,Akiyoshi Ryō; born 21 March 1989 inTokyo,Japan) is a Japanese professionalbaseballpitcher of theNippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for theTokyo Yakult Swallows, theHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
On 24 October 2013, Akiyoshi was drafted by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
On 1 April 2014, Akiyoshi debuted in theCentral League against theHiroshima Toyo Carp as astarting pitcher. On Mayl 13, he pitched against theYomiuri Giants and recorded his first win.[2]
During the 2014-2018 season with the Swallows, he contributed to the team as asetup man. In all, he pitched in 283 games with a 19–17 Win–loss record, a 2.68 ERA, a 67 Holds, a 34 Saves, and a and a 274 strikeouts in 298.2 innings.
On 16 July 2016, Akiyoshi was named an All-Star and pitched in the 2016Mazda All-Star Game 2016.[3]
11 December 2018, Akiyoshi andRyota Yachi were transferred to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in a 2-2 trade withHirotoshi Takanashi andKengo Ohta.[4]
On 12 April 2019, he recorded his first save since joining the Fighters.[5]
Akiyoshi played the 2019-2021 seasons with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, he contributed to the team as aCloser. In all, he pitched in 96 games with a 1–6 Win–loss record, a 4.04 ERA, a 11 Holds, a 37 Saves, and a and a 84 strikeouts in 91.1 innings.
On 16 November 2021, he elected free agency following the 2021 season.[6]
On 31 January 2022, Akiyoshi signed with the Fukui Nexus Elephants of the independent league Nihonkai OCEAN League.[7]
He recorded 18 Games pitched, a 1–2 Win–loss record, a 2.66 ERA, a 7 Saves, and a 35 strikeouts in 20.1innings.[8]
On 19 July 2022, Akiyoshi signed with theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[9] On 3 August, he made his debut as a pitcher for the Hawks.[10] He pitched in only two games in the Pacific League in the 2022 season.[citation needed]
On 17 October 2022, the Hawks announced he was a free agent.[11]
On 15 February 2016, Akiyoshi represented theJapan national baseball team at the Samurai Japan Warm-up Game Japan vs Chinese Taipei.[12]
24 January 2017, he was elected to the Japan national baseball team at the2017 World Baseball Classic.[13]
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