Yoshihiro Maru

Yoshihiro Maru is the type of player whose value is obvious to opposing managers long before it is obvious to casual fans. In his Hiroshima Toyo Carp years he was the man you did not want walking to the plate: he got on base, he ran, and he took hits away from you in the outfield. Then he left for the Yomiuri Giants as a free agent, the sort of move that breaks a fanbase's heart and raises the stakes enormously. People underestimate how hard the second act is. Signing with Japan's most scrutinised club and then simply staying in the lineup, season after season, without drama, is harder than any single spectacular year. The detail I like most is buried in his record: a Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon, which is awarded for private charitable giving. He does not sell himself loudly, and that is precisely the appeal.

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Name (English)

Yoshihiro Maru

Name (Japanese)

丸佳浩

Reading

まる よしひろ

Born

April 11, 1989 (age 37)

Origin

Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Height

177 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Snake

Awards & achievements

• Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiro%20Maru
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%B8%E4%BD%B3%E6%B5%A9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11368030

Tags

• Chiba Prefecture
• baseball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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