| Shu Masuda | |||||||||||||||
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| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 63 | |||||||||||||||
| Infielder | |||||||||||||||
| Born: (1999-05-21)May 21, 1999 (age 26) Nagasaki,Nagasaki, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| September 28, 2019, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through May 26, 2025) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .212 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 19 | ||||||||||||||
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Shu Masuda (増田 珠,Masuda Shū; born May 21, 1999) is a Japaneseprofessional baseballInfielder for theTokyo Yakult Swallows ofNippon Professional Baseball. He previously played in NPB for theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Masuda participated in the 2nd grade summer the 98thJapanese High School Baseball Championship and 3rd grade summer the 99th Japanese High School Baseball Championship as aCenter fielder of the Yokohama High School.[1]
On October 26, 2017, Masuda was drafted by theFukuoka SoftBank Hawks in the2017 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
In the 2018 season, Masuda played in theWestern League of NPB's minor leagues.
On September 28, 2019, Masuda debuted in thePacific League against theOrix Buffaloes.[2] In 2019, he played 2 games in the Pacific League. On November 27, Masuda underwent surgery on his right wrist.[3]
In 2020, Masuda spent the season rehabilitating his right wrist and was unable to play in the Pacific League.[4]
In 2021 season, Masuda never got a chance to play in the first league.
In 2022 season, Masuda was registered in thefirst team registration on July 17.[5] He recorded his first hit that day, a home run, against theChiba Lotte Marines.[6] While his main players tested positive forCOVID-19 and were out for rehabilitation, he was active, hitting the first two runs hit of the game on August 26 against theHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, And He was a member of the "Chikugo Hawks" and supported the team until the main players returned. (a nickname given to the younger reserve players.Chikugo is the name of the place where the Hawksfarm team is located.)[7] He finished the regular season with a .256 batting average, one home run, and 6 RBI in 15 games.
In 2023 season, Masuda finished the regular season in 35 games with a batting average of .182, a one home runs, a RBI of 3, and a one sacrifice bunts. On October 22, the Hawks announced release him.[8]
On November 28, 2023, Masuda signed with theTokyo Yakult Swallows.[9]
Masuda was selected for theJapan national baseball team at the2014 15U Baseball World Cup[10] and the Japan national baseball team at the2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup.[11]
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