Yorinosuke Sakurai

Yorinosuke Sakurai (櫻井 頼之介)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 150 lbs.

• School Tohoku Fukushi University
• High School St. Catalina Gakuen High School

• Born July 21, 2003 in Amagasaki, Hyogo Japan

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Biographical Information

Yorinosuke Sakurai has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Sakurai was drafted by the Chunichi Dragons in the 2nd round of the 2025 NPB draft; the scout was Yuichiro Okano. He made his NPB debut on March 28, 2026 against the Hiroshima Carp, and he got his first strikeout against Kaito Kozono.

Sources

• Wiki Japan