Akiyoshi Katsuno
Akiyoshi Katsuno (勝野昌慶, Katsuno Akiyoshi, born June 12, 1997 in Kani, Gifu, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
| Akiyoshi Katsuno 勝野昌慶 | |||
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| Chunichi Dragons – No. 41 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: June 12, 1997 Kani, Gifu, Japan | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| May 17, 2019, for the Chunichi Dragons | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |||
| Win-loss record | 5-7 | ||
| Innings pitched | 88.1 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.28 | ||
| Strikeouts | 65 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Katsuno is a graduate of Gifu Prefectural Toki Commercial High School and played for the industrial league team, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagoya where he led his team to their first All-Japan Championship in 2018.[1] He was also selected in the all industrial league Japanese representative team at the 2018 Asian Games.[2]
On 25 October 2018, Katsuno was selected as the 3rd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2018 NPB Draft and on 21 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥65,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥12,000,000 yearly salary.[3] He was presented with the number 41 jersey previously worn by 2011 MVP winning reliever, Takuya Asao.[4]
References
- "＜新時代の旗手２０１９＞ ３位 投手・勝野昌慶（２）". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- NPBエンタープライズ. "勝野 昌慶｜社会人". Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- "中日ドラ３勝野が仮契約、社会人日本一右腕 松坂との対面熱望". Sanspo. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- "浅尾コーチ「勝野はバランス良し」 背番４１に好反応". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-01-07.