Yūya Gunji
Japanese baseball player
Baseball player
| Yūya Gunji 郡司 裕也 | |
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| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 30 | |
| Catcher, Infielder, Outfielder | |
| Born: (1997-12-27) December 27, 1997 (age 26) Ichihara, Chiba, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| June 23, 2020, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Career statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .200 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| RBI | 7 |
| Teams | |
Yūya Gunji (郡司 裕也, Gunji Yūya, born December 27, 1997 in Ichihara, Chiba, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball catcher, infielder and outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons.
Career
Gunji was the opposing catcher at the 2015 Koshien tournament for Sendai Ikuei where future teammate, Tokai Sagami high school ace, Shinnosuke Ogasawara was the winning pitcher.[1]
Gunji is a graduate of Sendai Ikuei High School and Keio University.
Chunichi Dragons
On October 17, 2019, Gunji was selected as the 2nd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on November 22 signed a provisional contract with a ¥50,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥9,000,000 yearly salary.[2][3]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
On June 19, 2023, Gunji was traded alongside Takumi Yamamoto to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in exchange for Shingo Usami and Koki Saito.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "慶大・郡司 中日から指名あいさつ「目標は開幕1軍」小笠原らとの再会心待ち". Sponichi. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "中日Ｄ４位の慶大・郡司が仮契約、柳と"裕也バッテリー"を" [Chunichi #4 pick, Keio's Gunji wants "to create a Yuya battery (with Yanagi)"]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). 2019-11-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "中日ドラフト4位の慶大・郡司裕也捕手が仮契約 開幕マスクへ向け「中日は世代交代の時期。僕もそれに乗れたら」（中日スポーツ）" [Chunichi 4th draft pick, Keio's Yuya Gunji signs pre-contract. Looks to wear mask on opening day "Chunichi are in a period of transition, I hope to be a part of it"]. Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
External links
- Japan Baseball
- Keio University
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters current roster
- 12 Kōta Yazawa
- 13 Tsubasa Nabatame
- 14 Takayuki Katoh
- 16 Kōta Tatsu
- 17 Hiromi Itoh
- 18 Sachiya Yamasaki
- 19 Taishō Tamai
- 20 Kenta Uehara
- 22 Toshihiro Sugiura
- 24 Shōma Kanemura
- 25 Naoki Miyanishi
- 26 Seigi Tanaka
- 28 Ryūsei Kawano
- 29 Haruki Hosono
- 31 Patrick Murphy
- 32 Kōta Kuroki
- 34 Mizuki Hori
- 40 Suguru Fukuda
- 41 Bryan Rodriguez
- 42 Aneurys Zabala
- 45 Drew VerHagen
- 46 Kyōsuke Kuroyanagi
- 47 Kenya Suzuki
- 48 Yukiya Saitoh
- 51 Naoya Ishikawa
- 52 Takahide Ikeda
- 54 Kanato Anzai
- 55 Keito Matsuura
- 57 Kōki Kitayama
- 59 Haruka Nemoto
- 63 Ryūji Kitaura
- 67 Takumi Yamamoto
- 93 Eito Tanaka
- 94 Ren Fukushima
- 95 Taisei Yanagawa
- 2 Ariel Martínez
- 10 Yūshi Shimizu
- 23 Torai Fushimi
- 27 Yūdai Furukawa
- 30 Yūya Gunji
- 33 Yūya Shintō
- 64 Yua Tamiya
- 3 Gōsuke Katoh
- 4 Daigo Kamikawabata
- 5 Yūki Nomura
- 9 Takuya Nakashima
- 21 Kōtarō Kiyomiya
- 35 Kōki Fukuda
- 38 Kazunari Ishii
- 39 Naoki Arizono
- 43 Tatsuki Mizuno
- 44 Uta Sakaguchi
- 49 Akihiro Wakabayashi
- 56 Ryōhei Hosokawa
- 58 Taiki Narama
- 65 Ryōsuke Myōse
- 6 Andrew Stevenson
- 7 Gō Matsumoto
- 8 Daiki Asama
- 36 Kazuki Miyazaki
- 37 Taiga Egoshi
- 50 Ryōta Isobata
- 61 Yūma Imagawa
- 66 Chūsei Mannami
- 68 Hinode Hoshino
- 99 Franmil Reyes
- 113 Yamato Katō (P)
- 114 Ryōdai Matsumoto (P)
- 115 Shinji Saitoh (P)
- 126 Terukazu Nakayama (P)
- 128 Kōdai Yamamoto (P)
- 130 Yōhei Kagiya (P)
- 137 Ren Kakigi (P)
- 162 Haruki Miyauchi (P)
- 168 Kōki Matsuoka (P)
- 196 Sun Yi-Lei (P)
- 165 Yūki Umebayashi (C)
- 111 Taiki Hamada (IF)
- 112 Daiju Hirata (OF)
- 124 Kazuhiro Abe (OF)
- 125 Taisei Fujita (OF)
- 127 Ataru Yamaguchi (OF)
coaching
- Manager: 1 Tsuyoshi Shinjō
- Head coach: 77 Takaya Hayashi
- Pitching coaches: 81 Yoshinori Tateyama, 82 Takeharu Katō, 73 Hisashi Takeda
- Batting coach: 89 Hiroshi Yagi
- Battery coach: 72 Katsuhiko Yamada
- Infield defense/base running coach: 85 Ryōta Yachi
- Outfield defense/base running coach: 80 Hichori Morimoto
- Data analysis/Base running coach: 79 Takenori Daita
coaching
- Manager: 90 Atsunori Inaba
- General pitching coach: 78 Masaji Shimizu
- Pitching coaches: 84 Takeshi Itoh, 91 Chihiro Kaneko, 83 Hiroshi Urano
- Batting coaches: 87 Tomoaki Satoh, 75 Tomoyuki Oda
- Infield defense/base running coach: 74 Manabu Iwadate
- Outfield defense/base running coach: 76 Toshimasa Konta
- Catcher instructor: Kiyoshi Yamanaka
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