Naomasa Yokawa

Quick Facts

Full Name	Naomasa Yokawa
Occupation	Professional Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 17, 1991(1991-07-17)
Age	33
Country	Japan
Birth City	Ōsaka
Horoscope	Cancer

Naomasa Yokawa Biography

Naomasa Yokawa is one of the most popular and richest Professional Baseball Player who was born on July 17, 1991 in Ōsaka, Japan. Naomasa Yokawa (Yang Chuan Jiang, Yokawa Naomasa) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Hanshin Tigers of Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball.

He stated that he would only turn pro if he was selected in the third round of the 2013 draft. However, he will continue to play for the industrial leagues if drafted later. He was selected by the Tigers as their third pick. He was given the number 55.

When his performance began to improve in 2017, his teammates in the farm noticed his habit of pounding his chest with his palms after he hits a home run, and promptly gave him the nickname “Gorilla”. By 2018, his teammates would do the “Gorilla Pose” (“Go-ri-ra Po-su” or ゴリラポーズ) after he hit one home run after another, both in the farm and main squad games. This eventually spread and even the main squad members now call him by this nickname, and greet him with this chest-slapping gesture as he returns to the dugout after a successful run.

He began the year by putting in a strong performance during pre-season farm and exhibition games. He was in the cleanup spot by April and topped the player rankings with a hit of 0.347. In addition, he won MVP of the Month for two consecutive months for his 18 RBIs (5 home runs) performances. He was promoted to the main team during the match against the Dragons on April 15. His first hit came in the top of the 7th. His first ever career home run was a win against the Baystars on April 29. He also got to have his first interview with Yuta Iwasada, a fellow 2013 draftee. He was then able to alternate between left and third base during his next appearances. However, he was mostly used as a substitute for starters until he got into a slump that forced him back to the farm. Although his performance in the main squad games wasn’t the best, he did well in the minors and won the triple crown title. He was the batting champion with a 0.301 average, RBI leader with 60 RBIs, and home-run leader with 14 runs (tied with another Softbank player). He was also awarded the Hanshin Farm MVP in 2016.

Naomasa Yokawa Net Worth

Naomasa Yokawa is one of the richest Professional Baseball Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Naomasa Yokawa 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His first year was spent playing in minor league baseball games. He batted 0.241 and had 38 RBIs. He also scored 6 home runs in his 98 games. He played alternately as 1st baseman and third baseman. However, he made 12 errors while playing the latter.

The Yomiuri Giants selected him as their third pick in the 2009 ikusei draft. However, he declined their offer and chose to enroll at Tokyo University of Agriculture.

Yokawa started playing baseball in 2nd grade as a third baseman for the East Sekime Lions (little league), then he doubled as a pitcher and infielder in junior high. He was converted to a shortstop upon entering Konkōōsaka High School, and experienced playing in the Spring Koshien in his third year. He hit a total of 36 home runs in his high school career.

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Naomasa Ranked on the list of most popular Professional Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Naomasa Yokawa celebrates birthday on July 17 of every year.