Yuto Akihiro

Yuto Akihiro (秋広 優人, Akihiro Yuto; born September 17, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants.

Yuto Akihiro
Akihiro with the Yomiuri Giants
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 52
Outfielder / First baseman
Born: (2002-09-17) September 17, 2002 (age 23) Funabashi City, Chiba, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
September 29, 2021, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics (through 2024 season)
Batting average	.272
Home runs	10
Runs batted in	42
Teams
Yomiuri Giants (2021–2025) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2025–present)

He stands at 200cm tall, tying him as the tallest player in Japanese baseball history, alongside Kenyu Abe and Shohei "Giant" Baba, both of which are former Giants players.^[1][2]

Career

Akihiro began his Nippon Professional Baseball career with the Yomiuri Giants in 2021, and played with the team through the 2025 season.

On 12 May 2025, Akihiro and Ryusei Ohe were traded to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in exchange for Richard Sunagawa.^[3]