Yasuhiro Yamamoto

Yasuhiro Yamamoto is the kind of player I end up watching more closely than the stars. Born in Arakawa, Tokyo, in 1993, he came through Keio University and is now an infielder with the Chunichi Dragons. Listed at 176 cm, he is not physically imposing by professional standards, which in Nippon Professional Baseball means he has had to be useful in ways that do not photograph well. That usually translates into something specific: covering multiple infield positions, being reliable in the late innings, being the name a manager reaches for when a situation demands competence rather than power. Teams do not survive a long season on their marquee hitters. They survive on players who can be moved around without anything breaking. He has also changed organizations during his career, which is its own quiet test. Arriving somewhere new as a role player means proving yourself again from zero, with no accumulated goodwill. Still doing it in his thirties suggests he keeps passing. I would not expect his name in highlight reels, but I would expect it on a lineup card more often than casual fans realize.

Name (English)

Yasuhiro Yamamoto

Name (Japanese)

山本泰寛

Reading

やまもと やすひろ

Born

October 10, 1993 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rooster

Origin

Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan

Height

176 cm

Occupation

baseball player

University

Keio University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuhiro%20Yamamoto
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E6%9C%AC%E6%B3%B0%E5%AF%9B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22117372

Tags

• Tokyo
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-08-07

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