Yūichirō Okano

Yūichirō Okano (岡野祐一郎, Okano Yūichirō, born April 16, 1994 in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.

Yūichirō Okano
岡野祐一郎
Chunichi Dragons – No. 36
Pitcher
Born: (1994-04-16) April 16, 1994
Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Teams

On 17 October 2019, Okano was selected as the 3rd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on 20 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥70,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥12,000,000 yearly salary.[1] He was presented the number 36 previously vacated by Ryota Ishioka. [2]

References
  1. "中日3位の東芝・岡野、同世代・藤浪にライバル心「高校のときは手が届かない存在だったが…」" [Chunichi #3 pick, Toshiba's Okano sees classman Fujinami as a rival "In high school I couldn't have imagined to reach those heights..."]. Sponichi (in Japanese). 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  2. "復活目指す中日・浜田達郎は背番号「69」に　ルーキーの新背番号と変更を発表" [Chunichi aiming for return; Tatsuro Hamada given the 69; rookie numbers presented]. Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2020-01-22.


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