Tetsuto Yamada

I have a soft spot for Tetsuto Yamada, because he's the kind of player who lets the numbers do the shouting. Wearing No. 1 for the Yakult Swallows, he basically redefined what a second baseman could be in Japanese baseball, stacking hits, home runs, and stolen bases until he'd pulled off that ridiculous "Triple Three" feat more than once. What gets me is the quiet of it all. He's not the guy flipping his bat and roaring; he just keeps producing while you're not looking. A kid out of Toyooka in Hyogo who carried a Tokyo franchise on his back for years, fighting through injuries and still showing up to play. That's craftsman energy, and honestly, I just want to applaud it from the stands.

Tetsuto Yamada is a Japanese professional baseball player born on July 16, 1992, in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture. He has long been the face of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows, wearing jersey number 1 and anchoring second base. Known for achieving the "Triple Three" milestone — batting average of .300 or higher, 30 or more home runs, and 30 or more stolen bases — multiple times in his career, he is regarded as one of the most complete middle infielders in Nippon Professional Baseball. He carries his numbers quietly without theatrics, earning a reputation for steady excellence and resilience through injury.

Name (English)

Tetsuto Yamada

Name (Japanese)

山田哲人

Reading

やまだ てつと

Born

July 16, 1992 (age 34)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey (申)

Origin

Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Height

180 cm

Occupation

Baseball player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tetsuto.yamada_1/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E7%94%B0%E5%93%B2%E4%BA%BA

Tags

• From Hyogo Prefecture
• Baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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