Taiga Hirasawa (平沢 大河, Hirasawa Taiga, born December 24, 1997), nicknamed "T-Ga",[1] is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Taiga Hirasawa
Chiba Lotte Marines – No. 13
Infielder
Born: (1997-12-24) December 24, 1997 (age 26)
Tagajō, Miyagi, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
debut
May 11, 2016, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
(through April 3, 2022)
Batting average.197
Home runs7
Runs batted in49
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
U-18 Baseball World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Osaka Team

Career

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He was the first draft pick for the Marines at the 2015 NPB draft.[2]

Hirasawa signed with the Auckland Tuatara of the Australian Baseball League to play the first 5 weeks of the 2018/19 ABL season.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "ニックネーム". 千葉ロッテマリーンズ オフィシャルサイト 「マリンフェスタ」特設サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "2015年 プロ野球ドラフト会議 supported by リポビタンD". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Tuatara sign deal with Japanese club". 16 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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