Ryota Yachi

Ryota Yachi (谷内 亮太)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 174 lb.

• School Kokugakuin University
• High School Kanazawa Nishi High School

• Born February 3, 1991 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Japan

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Biographical Information

Ryota Yachi played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 11 years.

Yachi was drafted by the Yakult Swallows in the 6th round of the 2012 NPB draft, and he went 4-for-21 in 2013. He played 43 games with a .191/.227/.270 batting line in 2014, but he only got 6 at-bats in 2015. Yachi then hit .300/.372/.414 in 2016 before a left hand fracture ended his season, but he slumped to .198/.217/.220 in 2017. He had a 10-for-45 record in 2018, and the Swallows traded him with Ryo Akiyoshi to the Nippon Ham Fighters for Kengo Ohta and Hirotoshi Takanashi. Yachi was 2-for-25 in 2019, and he went 5-for-16 in 50 games in 2020. He played a career-high 106 games in 2021, but he only hit .179/.233/.179 in 39 at-bats as he was used as a defensive sub primarily, with action at all four infield spots. Yachi recorded a .268/.309/.346 batting line in 2022, but his batting line fell to .197/.274/.197 in 2023 and he announced his retirement. He became the fielding coach for the Fighters in 2024.

Overall, Yachi hit .227/.276/.279 with 143 hits and 3 homers in 11 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan