Shota Hiranuma

Shota Hiranuma (平沼 翔太)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 172 lbs.

• High School Tsuruga Kehi High School

• Born August 16, 1997 in Fukui, Fukui Japan

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Biographical Information

Shota Hiranuma has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Hiranuma was drafted by the Nippon Ham Fighters in the 4th round of the 2015 NPB draft. He only got 17 at-bats combined in his first three seasons, and he played 73 games with a .236/.291/.333 batting line in 2019. Hiranuma then hit .228/.299/.291 in 2020, and he slumped to .194/.284/.264 in 2021, and the Fighters traded him with Katsuhiko Kumon to the Seibu Lions for Ryusei Sato and Fumikazu Kimura. Hiranuma was 2-for-13 in the rest of the season, and he recorded a .260/.356/.342 batting line in 30 games in 2022. He hit .245/.284/.363 in 2023, and his batting line was .265/.317/.333 in 2024.

Sources

• Wiki Japan