| Akiyoshi Katsuno 勝野 昌慶 | |
|---|---|
 Katsuno with the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Chunichi Dragons – No. 41 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: (1997-06-12) June 12, 1997 (age 27) Kani, Gifu, Japan | |
| Bats: RightThrows: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| May 17, 2019, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 13-19 |
| Earned run average | 3.73 |
| Strikeouts | 217 |
| Holds | 20 |
| Saves | 1 |
| Teams | |
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Akiyoshi Katsuno (勝野 昌慶, Katsuno Akiyoshi, born June 12, 1997) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Chunichi Dragons.
Katsuno is a graduate of Gifu Prefectural Toki Commercial High School and played for the industrial league team, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Nagoya where he led his team to their first All-Japan Championship in 2018. He was also selected in the all industrial league Japanese representative team at the 2018 Asian Games.
On 25 October 2018, Katsuno was selected as the 3rd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2018 NPB Draft and on 21 November signed a provisional contract with a ¥65,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥12,000,000 yearly salary. He was presented with the number 41 jersey previously worn by 2011 MVP winning reliever, Takuya Asao.
References
- "＜新時代の旗手２０１９＞ ３位 投手・勝野昌慶（２）". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- NPBエンタープライズ. "勝野 昌慶｜社会人". Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- "中日ドラ３勝野が仮契約、社会人日本一右腕 松坂との対面熱望". Sanspo. Retrieved 2019-01-07.
- "浅尾コーチ「勝野はバランス良し」 背番４１に好反応". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-01-07.
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