Seiji Uebayashi

Seiji Uebayashi (上林 誠知, Uebayashi Seiji, born August 1, 1995 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Seiji Uebayashi
Uebayashi with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 51
Outfielder
Born: (1995-08-01) August 1, 1995
Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
debut
May 21, 2015, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.245
Home runs54
RBI171
Hits354
Stolen base43
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
U-18 Baseball World Cup
2013 Taiwan Team
Asia Professional Baseball Championship
2017 Tokyo Team

Early Baseball career

Uebayashi participated with Takahiro Kumagai and Kosuke Baba in the 2rd grade summer the 94th Japanese High School Baseball Championship, 3rd grade spring the 85th Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament and 3rd grade summer the 98th Japanese High School Baseball Championship at the Sendai Ikuei Gakuen High School .[1]

Professional career

On October 24, 2013, Uebayashi was drafted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]

In 2014 season, Uebayashi played in informal matches against Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and amateur baseball teams, and played in the Western League of NPB's minor leagues.

On May 21, 2015, Uebayashi debuted in the Pacific League against the Orix Buffaloes.[3] And on August 25, he recorded his first hit and home run with a Grand slam against the Chiba Lotte Marines.[4] Uebayashi played in the 2015 Pacific League Climax Series and the 2015 Japan Series in the postseason.[5][6] On November 25, he was honored for the Western League Batting Leader Award, the Western League Most Stolen base Leader Award, the Western League Outstanding Player Award, the Western League Outstanding Performance Award, the Western League Rookie of the Year Award, and the Western League Expectation Award at the NPB AWARDS 2015.[7] In 2015 season, Uebayashi played 15 games in the Pacific League.

In 2016 season, Uebayashi played 14 games in the Pacific League.

In 2017 season, Uebayashi finished the regular season in 134 games with a batting average of .260, a 13 home runs, a RBI of 51, and a 12 stolen bases. And he played in the 2017 Pacific League Climax Series and the 2017 Japan Series in the postseason.

In 2018 season, Uebayashi played in all 143 games and recorded a batting average of .270, a 22 home runs, a RBI of 62, and a 13 stolen bases. And the 14th triple was the first record in 65 years in the NPB with the top result of the Pacific League in 2018. [8] And he played in the 2018 Pacific League Climax Series and the 2018 Japan Series in the postseason.

In 2019 season, Uebayashi finished the regular season in 99 games with a batting average of .194, a 11 home runs, a RBI of 31, and a 10 stolen bases. And he played in the 2019 Pacific League Climax Series and the 2019 Japan Series in the postseason.

In 2020 season, Uebayashi finished the regular season in 69 games with a batting average of .181, a 6 home runs, a RBI of 20, and a 8 stolen bases. And he played in the 2020 Pacific League Climax Series and the 2020 Japan Series in the postseason.

International career

In 2013, Uebayashi represented the Japan national baseball team at the 2013 18U Baseball World Cup.[9]

On November 25, 2017, Uebayashi represented the Japan national baseball team at the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship.[10] In the match against South Korea national baseball team On November 16, he hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the tenth inning after the team lost three points in the top of the tenth inning.[11]

On October 26, 2018, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[12]

On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[13]

References
  1. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク上林、仙台育英時代が野球人生のベース". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). July 12, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  2. "Fukuoka Softbank Hawks news (Japanese) 2013/10/25(金) 球団 ドラフト会議、地元九州の加治屋投手ら計8名を指名！". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 25, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. "Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Geme report (Japanese) 2015/05/21（木）第12回戦 福岡ソフトバンク vs オリックス". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). May 21, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  4. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク上林、プロ1号が逆転満塁本塁打". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 26, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  5. "Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Geme report (Japanese) 2015/10/14（水）第1戦 福岡ソフトバンク vs 千葉ロッテ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 14, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  6. "Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Geme report (Japanese) 2015/10/28（水）第4戦 東京ヤクルト vs 福岡ソフトバンク". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 28, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  7. "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) "2015年度 表彰選手 (ウエスタン・リーグ)". NPB.jp (in Japanese). November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  8. "full-count.jp Baseball News (Japanese)ホークス上林、シーズン14本目の三塁打　NPBで65年ぶりの"快記録"". full-count.jp (in Japanese). October 7, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  9. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 松井、森ら20人／高校日本代表選手一覧". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 22, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  10. "Japan national baseball team news (Japanese) 大会出場メンバー25名を発表 3監督が記者会見で意気込みを語る". Japan national baseball team Official site (in Japanese). October 12, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  11. "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese)「稲葉2世」上林が侍監督の期待に起死回生3ラン". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 17, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  12. "「ENEOS侍ジャパンシリーズ2018」ならびに「2018日米野球」に出場するトップチームの出場選手の変更について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 26, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  13. "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
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