Shogo Asano

Shogo Asano (浅野 翔吾)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 189 lb.

• High School Takamatsu Commercial High School

• Born November 24, 2004 in Takamatsu, Kagawa Japan

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Biographical Information

Shogo Asano has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Asano represented Japan in the 2019 BFA U-15 Baseball Championship and 2022 U-18 Baseball World Cup. Starting in left in the latter event, he hit .333/.467/.500 with 8 runs in 9 games for the Bronze Medalists. He tied for 7th in runs. He was drafted by the Hanshin Tigers and Yomiuri Giants in the first round of the 2022 NPB draft, and the Giants won the lottery for the rights to him; the scout was Keisuke Kishi. He debuted on July 8, 2023, and he crushed his first homer against Shohei Mori on August 18. Asano ended up hitting .250/.268/.350 in 24 games in his rookie year. He then played 40 games with 3 homers and a .240/.282/.404 batting line in 2024, and he got 8 votes for the 2024 CL Rookie of the Year, finishing third behind pitchers Hiromasa Funabasama and Takumi Kurohara.