Yukiya Itoh
{{Short description|Japanese baseball player (born 1996)}}
{{Infobox NPB player
|name=Yukiya Itoh
|image=190817 yukiya ito.jpg
|image_size=250px
|caption=Itoh with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
|position=Infielder
|team=Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
|number=39
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1996|8|30}}
|birth_place=Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
|debutleague=NPB
|debutdate=August 8
|debutyear=2019
|debutteam=Yokohama DeNA BayStars
|statyear=2024 season
| stat1label = Batting average
| stat1value = .245
| stat2label = Hits
| stat2value = 96
| stat3label = Home runs
| stat3value = 11
| stat4label = RBIs
| stat4value = 34
|teams=
- Yokohama DeNA BayStars ({{npby|2019}}–{{npby|2022}})
- Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ({{npby|2022}}–present)
}}
{{nihongo|Yukiya Itoh|伊藤 裕季也|Itoh Yukiya|extra=born August 30, 1996 in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan}} is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).{{cite web|url=https://npb.jp/bis/eng/players/41145138.html|title=Register : Itoh,Yukiya (YOKOHAMA DeNA BAYSTARS)|last=一般社団法人日本野球機構|publisher=|accessdate=9 May 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baystars.co.jp/players/detail/1800044|title=伊藤 裕季也 ｜ 横浜DeNAベイスターズ|website=www.baystars.co.jp|accessdate=9 May 2021}} He has previously played in NPB for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Career
=Yokohama DeNA BayStars=
Itoh began his career with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, making his NPB debut on August 8, 2019. He appeared in 21 games in his debut campaign, hitting .289/.333/.596 with 4 home runs and 7 RBI. After appearing in only 5 games during the COVID-19-affected 2020 season, Itoh only saw 3 games of action during the 2021 season, spending the majority of the year with the farm team. In 2022, Itoh played in 7 games for Yokohama, going 1-for-13.{{cite web | url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=ito---001yuk | title=Yukiya Itoh Japanese Leagues Statistics }}
=Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles=
On July 28, 2022, Itoh was traded to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in exchange for Kohei Morihara.{{cite tweet|user=npb_reddit|number=1552495880850526208|title=The Yokohama DeNA Baystars traded IF Yukiya Itoh to the Rakuten Eagles for pitcher Kohei Morihara}} He made 3 appearances for Tohoku to close out the year, going hitless in 8 at-bats.
References
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Category:Baseball people from Mie Prefecture
Category:Japanese baseball players
Category:Rissho University alumni
Category:Nippon Professional Baseball infielders
Category:Yokohama DeNA BayStars players
Category:Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players
Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen
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