Tomoya Sayashi

Okay so I'll be honest — Tomoya Sayashi's story is quietly compelling. Standing 184 cm, he's got the frame you'd expect from a ballplayer who put the work in rather than the highlight reel. He spent eight years with the Hiroshima Carp and stayed on as a scout, and there's something I respect about guys from that generation — pre-social media, no personal brand, just show up and play. I buy it here. Some just grind, and that's enough.

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Tomoya Sayashi is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder born on May 6, 1980, in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He stands 184 cm tall. After Hotoku Gakuen High School and Tokai University, he played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 2003 to 2010 and now works as a scout for the club. He is the uncle of actress Riho Sayashi, formerly of Morning Musume.

Name (English)

Tomoya Sayashi

Name (Japanese)

鞘師智也

Reading

さやし ともや

Born

May 6, 1980 (age 46)

Origin

Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Height

184 cm

Occupation

Baseball Player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%9E%98%E5%B8%AB%E6%99%BA%E4%B9%9F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9442267

Tags

• From Osaka Prefecture
• Baseball Player

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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