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My Take
Gunji's resume reads like someone who kept choosing the harder route. A kid from Ichihara in Chiba who went all the way to Sendai Ikuei in Miyagi for high school, then on to Keio, then into NPB. What I like most is the position line: he is a catcher who also turns up at infield and outfield spots. Catching is already the most cognitively demanding job on the diamond, and adding "will play anywhere" on top of it marks a player who would rather be useful than comfortable. He moved from the Chunichi Dragons to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, and players like that tend to improve a roster in ways box scores never capture. Born in 1997, he still has plenty of runway ahead of him.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yūya Gunji
- Name (Japanese)
- 郡司裕也
- Born
- December 27, 1997 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- High school
- Sendai Ikuei Gakuen Senior High School
- University
- Keio University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gunji__yuya/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%83%A1%E5%8F%B8%E8%A3%95%E4%B9%9F
Frequently asked questions
When was Yūya Gunji born?
Born December 27, 1997 (age 28).
Where is Yūya Gunji from?
Yūya Gunji is from Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
What does Yūya Gunji do?
Yūya Gunji works as baseball player.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.