Masaya Yano

Masaya Yano (矢野 雅哉)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 154 lbs.

• School Asia University
• High School Ikuei High School

• Born December 16, 1998 in Osaka, Osaka Japan

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Biographical Information

Masaya Yano has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Yano was drafted by the Hiroshima Carp in the 6th round of the 2020 NPB draft; the scout was Tomofumi Matsumoto. He stayed in the NPB Farm Leagues in 2021 as he only got 6 at-bats with the big club, and he hit .194/.280/.284 in 55 games in 2022. Yano played 93 games in 2023, but he struggled again as his batting line was .185/.269/.202 with 7 steals. He broke out in 2024, and he took the starting shortstop spot from Kaito Kozono. On September 22, he forced Hideaki Wakui to use 22 balls in an at-bat and drew a walk; that broke the NPB record. He ended up hitting .260/.322/.333 in 137 games, and he led the Central League with 6 triples.

Sources

• Wiki Japan
• NPB.com Bio