:Koji Aoyama

{{short description|Japanese baseball player (born 1983)}}

{{Infobox NPB player

| name = Koji Aoyama

| image = 20120320 Koji Aoyama,pitcher of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles,at Yokohama Stadium.JPG

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Aoyama with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

| position = Pitcher / Coach

| team = Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

| number = 81

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|8|12}}

| birth_place = Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan

| bats = Right

| throws = Right

| debutleague = NPB

| debutdate = March 25

| debutyear = 2006

| debutteam = Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

| finaldate = September 29

| finalyear = 2020

| finalteam = Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

| finalleague = NPB

| statleague = NPB

| stat1label = Win–loss record

| stat1value = 42-58

| stat2label = ERA

| stat2value = 3.67

| stat3label = Strikeouts

| stat3value = 713

| stat4label =Saves

| stat4value =45

| teams =

;As player

;As coach

  • Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ({{npby|2024}}–present)

| awards=

}}

Koji Aoyama (青山 浩二, born August 12, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) from 2006 to 2020 for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

Career

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles selected Aoyama with the third selection in the {{ill|2005 NPB draft|jp|2005年度新人選手選択会議 (日本プロ野球)}}.{{cite web| url=https://draft.npb.jp/draft/2005/draftlist_e.html | title=東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 選択選手一覧 | language=Japanese | work=NPB.jp 日本野球機構 | accessdate=January 9, 2021 }}

On March 25, 2006, Aoyama made his NPB debut.

On November 21, 2020, Aoyama announced his retirement.{{ cite web | url=https://www.rakuteneagles.jp/news/detail/00003411.html | title=青山 浩二選手 現役引退に関して | work=東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス オフィシャルサイト | language=Japanese | date=November 21, 2020 | accessdate=January 9, 2021}}

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