Shu Yamagata

Shu Yamagata (山縣 秀)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 176 lb.

• School Waseda University
• High School Waseda University Gakuin High School

• Born May 1, 2002 in Sanjo, Niigata Japan

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Biographical Information

Shu Yamagata has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Yamagata represented Japan in the 2024 Haarlemse Honkbalweek, hitting .167/.318/.167. The Nippon Ham Fighters selected him in the 5th round of the 2024 NPB draft, the scout was Kazunori Yamamoto. Yamagata debuted against the Chiba Lotte Marines on April 15, 2025, and he got his first hit against Aren Kuri on April 18. Yamagata crushed 2 homers against PL ERA title winner Liván Moinelo on September 9, and it was the first time that Moinelo allowed 2 homers to the same batter in his NPB career. Miraculously, those two homers were the second and third official homers for Yamagata since High School. He ended up hitting .232/.242/.319 with 3 homers in his rookie year, and he shined in the 2025 PLCS. Yamagata blasted a homer against Naoyuki Uwasawa in Final Stage Game 3, and he hit .231/.231/.615 in the final stage before his playoff ended due to a collision with Ukyo Shuto in Game 5. The Softbank Hawks beat the Fighters in 7 games.