is a

Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...

player for the

Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They ...

in Japan's

Central League The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently consi ...

. He was named the 2009

Rookie of the Year.

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1984 births Japanese baseball players Living people Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners Baseball people from Yamanashi Prefecture Senshu University alumni Yomiuri Giants players Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches {{Japan-baseball-outfielder-stub