Shinnosuke Yamase

Shinnosuke Yamase (山瀬 慎之助)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 180 lbs.

• High School Seiryo High School

• Born May 4, 2001 in Kahoku, Ishikawa, Japan

BR register page

Biographical Information

Shinnosuke Yamase has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Yamase was named after legend catcher of the Yomiuri Giants Shinnosuke Abe. He represented Japan in the 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup (going 0 for 6 with a walk and two runs as a backup catcher), and the Giants selected him in the 5th round of the 2019 NPB draft; the scout was Junya Orita. He hit .163/.248/.245 in the NPB Farm leagues in 2020, and he struggled again in 2021 as his batting line was .167/.273/.211. Yamase improved to .256/.313/.355 in 2022, and he went 2-for-11 for the big club. He had a 1-for-7 record in 2023, and he was 2-for-6 in 2024.

Sources

• 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup
• Wiki Japan