Yasuo Yoshida

Yasuo Yoshida (吉田 康夫)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 156 lb.

• High School Nihon University Tohoku High School

• Born June 11, 1961 in Iwase-gun, Fukushima Japan

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Biographical Information

Yasuo Yoshida played in Nippon Pro Baseball from 1986-1996.

After high school, Yoshida played for Mitsubishi Motors Kawasaki in the industrial leagues. He was with Japan for the 1984 Amateur World Series, hitting .217/.280/.304 as their starting catcher, and remained with them when they finished first in the 1984 Olympics. He also won Gold with Japan in the 1985 Asian Championship and Bronze in the 1985 Intercontinental Cup.

A fifth-round pick in the 1985 NPB draft, Yoshida debuted with the Hanshin Tigers in 1986, playing three games but not batting. He was 2 for 9 in 1988. In 58 games and 96 plate appearances in 1989, Yoshida hit .150/.269/.175. He fell to 42 games and 31 plate appearances in 1990 and batted .154/.214/.192. He was 1 for 2 in 12 games in 1991 and did not play in 1992-1993. He was 2 for 9 over 8 games from 1994 through 1996 then retired. He became a coach with Hanshin after retiring.

Sources

• Japanbaseballdaily.com
• Defunct IBAF site