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My Take
I'll be honest, Yasuo Fujii is one of those names that whispers rather than shouts, and that's exactly why I'm drawn to him. Born in 1962 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima, he came up in the era when Japanese baseball still smelled like dirt and persistence, and at 181cm he's got the frame of a guy you'd want digging in late in a tight game. Two hundred eighty-two home runs and back-to-back pennants with Orix back it up, and there's something about a kid from the warm Setouchi coast grinding his way into pro ball that just earns my respect by default. He reads to me as the dependable, head-down type who let the work do the talking, and honestly those are the players I end up rooting for hardest.
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Overview
Yasuo Fujii is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder and coach born on July 7, 1962, in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture. Standing 181 cm tall, he was a cleanup-type slugger for the Hankyu Braves and Orix BlueWave, hitting 282 career home runs and helping Orix to pennants in 1995 and 1996 and the 1996 Japan Series title; he retired after the 2002 season and has coached since, joining the Chunichi Dragons' farm team as batting coach in 2026.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yasuo Fujii
- Name (Japanese)
- 藤井康雄
- Reading
- ふじい やすお
- Born
- July 7, 1962 (age 64)
- Origin
- Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 181cm
- Occupation
- Baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
2. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%97%A4%E4%BA%95%E5%BA%B7%E9%9B%84
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11622778
3. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. 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 Yasuo Fujii born?
Yasuo Fujii was born on July 7, 1962 and is 64 years old.
Where is Yasuo Fujii from?
Yasuo Fujii is from Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
What does Yasuo Fujii do?
Yasuo Fujii works as Baseball player.
How tall is Yasuo Fujii?
Yasuo Fujii is 181 cm tall.
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