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.
| Hiyu Motoyama | |
|---|---|
 Motoyama with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 30 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: December 4, 1998 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 runs | 4 |
| RBIs | 22 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Career
editTokyo Yakult Swallows
editOn March 27, 2021, Motoyama made his Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) debut for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.[1][2]
Saitama Seibu Lions
editOn December 21, 2023, Motoyama was traded to the Saitama Seibu Lions in exchange for Tetsu Miyagawa.[3]
References
edit- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "Register : Motoyama, Hiyu (Tokyo Yakult Swallows)". Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "[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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