Yūsuke Ōyama

Batting fourth for the Hanshin Tigers is one of the least forgiving jobs in Japanese sport. Hit, and it was expected; fail, and the entire loss belongs to you. Yusuke Oyama, a first-round pick out of Hakuoh University, took that seat and held it for years, boos included. Three All-Star selections, two Best Nine awards and a Japan Series title in 2023 leave very little room for argument. He is not the flashiest slugger in the league; his strength is turning up in the same spot every single season, year after year. A team does not get a spine like that by accident.

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Name (English)

Yūsuke Ōyama

Name (Japanese)

大山悠輔

Reading

おおやま ゆうすけ

Born

December 19, 1994 (age 31)

Origin

Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan

Height

181 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dog

High school

Tsukuba Shuei Senior High School

University

Hakuoh University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tigers_3y/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuke%20Oyama
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E5%B1%B1%E6%82%A0%E8%BC%94
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28687821

Tags

• Ibaraki Prefecture
• baseball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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