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Haruka Yamada is credited as a baseball player. Born on September 30, 1996, Haruka Yamada is from Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. That works out to 30 years old in 2026. The listed height is 179 cm.
My Take
Haruka Yamada is the kind of professional athlete whose career tells you more than his statistics do. Born in September 1996 and listed at 179 cm, he was an infielder in Nippon Professional Baseball who played for the Saitama Seibu Lions, the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and finally the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles before retiring after the 2025 season. Three organizations. That detail is easy to skim past, but it describes a specific kind of professional life. Moving between clubs means proving yourself to a new coaching staff, learning a new infield, and accepting that your place is never settled. Players who lock down a starting job never face that. Players who keep getting signed anyway are usually valued for something concrete, and for an infielder that something is typically defensive versatility and the willingness to be useful wherever the roster has a hole. I find those careers quietly admirable. Baseball narratives gravitate toward the stars, but a team season is held together by players who show up in a new uniform and get on with it. Yamada has done that more than once.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Haruka Yamada
- Name (Japanese)
- 山田遥楓
- Reading
- やまだ はるか
- Born
- September 30, 1996 (age 30)
- Origin
- Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 179 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rat
2. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/harukayamada52/
- Xhttps://x.com/w5XVIINkeBvI5lJ
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruka%20Yamada
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B0%E9%81%A5%E6%A5%93
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18818290
3. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Haruka Yamada born?
Haruka Yamada was born on September 30, 1996 and is 30 years old.
Where is Haruka Yamada from?
Haruka Yamada is from Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
What does Haruka Yamada do?
Haruka Yamada works as baseball player.
How tall is Haruka Yamada?
Haruka Yamada is 179 cm tall.
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