Hiyu Motoyama

Hiyu Motoyama
Motoyama with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 30
Infielder
Born: (1998-12-04) December 4, 1998 (age 26)
Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 27, 2021, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Career statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.234
Home runs4
RBIs22
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Hiyu Motoyama (元山 飛優, Motoyama Hiyu, born December 4, 1998) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Career

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

On March 27, 2021, Motoyama made his Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) debut for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.[1][2]

Saitama Seibu Lions

On December 21, 2023, Motoyama was traded to the Saitama Seibu Lions in exchange for Tetsu Miyagawa.[3]

References

  1. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "Register : Motoyama, Hiyu (Tokyo Yakult Swallows)". Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. ^ "元山 飛優 ｜ 東京ヤクルトスワローズ". www.yakult-swallows.co.jp. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ "[Seibu] Acquired Yakult Motoyama Hiyu in the trade, transferred Tetsu Miyagawa "The feeling of trying to do it"". news.yahoo.co.jp. Retrieved December 23, 2023.


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