Yūki Okabayashi

{{short description|Japanese baseball player}}

{{Infobox NPB player

|name=Yūki Okabayashi
岡林 勇希

|image=Yuki Okabayashi Chunichi Dragons 20220527.jpg

|image_size=250

|caption=

|position=Outfielder/Pitcher

|team=Chunichi Dragons

|number=1

|bats=Left

|throws=Right

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|2002|2|22}}

|birth_place=Matsuzaka, Mie, Japan

|debutleague = NPB

|debutteam = Chunichi Dragons

|debutyear = 19 July 2020

| statyear = 2023

| statleague = NPB

| stat1label = Batting average

| stat1value = .283

| stat2label = Hits

| stat2value = 341

| stat3label = Home runs

| stat3value = 3

| stat4label = Runs batted in

| stat4value = 67

| stat5label = Stolen bases

| stat5value = 38

|teams=

• Chunichi Dragons ({{npby|2020}}–present)

| awards=

• 2× Central League Golden Glove Award ({{npby|2022}}-{{npby|2023}})
• 2× Central League Best Nine Award (2022-2023)

}}

{{nihongo|Yūki Okabayashi|岡林 勇希|Okabayashi Yūki|extra=born February 22, 2002, in Matsuzaka, Mie, Japan}} is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Chunichi Dragons.

On 17 October 2019, Okabayashi was selected as the 5th draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on 8 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥30,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥5,500,000 yearly salary.{{Cite news |url=https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20191110-00010021-chuspo-base |title=最速153キロ＆高校通算21本塁打の中日ドラフト5位岡林勇希が仮契約。二刀流挑戦は保留も8割で打者専念か（中日スポーツ） |date=2020-10-11 |work=Chunichi Sports |access-date=2020-02-18 |language=ja |trans-title=Top velo 153km/h and high school 21 home run hitter; Chunichi 5th round pick Okabayashi signs pre-contract. 2-way player challenge on hold, 80% chance of being an outfielder}}

Although originally selected as a pitcher, it became known that the Dragons would register him as an outfielder in the lead-up to the 2020 Spring camp.{{Cite news |url=https://hochi.news/amp/articles/20200119-OHT1T50106.html |title=【中日】二刀流を目指していたドラフト５位・岡林は"外野手一本"でキャンプインへ「自分の持ってる武器を最大限に生かしたい」 : スポーツ報知 |date=2020-01-19 |work=Sports Hochi |access-date=2020-02-18 |language=ja |trans-title=Chunichi #5 pick Okabayashi originally selected as a pitcher will stick to the single challenge of outfielder from camp "I want to make the most of my talents"}}