Yoshio Itoi

Yoshio Itoi
Itoi with the Hanshin Tigers
Outfielder
Born: (1981-07-31) July 31, 1981 (age 43)
Bats: Left Throws: Right
debut
March 27, 2007, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
NPB statistics (through April 3, 2022)
Batting average	.298
Home runs	170
Runs batted in	752
Stolen Bases	300
Teams
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2004–2012) Orix Buffaloes (2013–2016) Hanshin Tigers (2017–2022)
Career highlights and awards
2012 PLCS MVP 5× Best Nine Award (2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016) Pacific League Batting Champion (2014) Pacific League stolen base champion (2016) 7× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2009-2014, 2016) 9× NPB All-Star (2009-2018)

Yoshio Itoi (糸井 嘉男, Itoi Yoshio, born July 31, 1981 in Yosano, Kyoto, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player who played for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, the Orix Buffaloes, and the Hanshin Tigers. Itoi bats left-handed and throws right-handed. He played for team Japan in WBC 2013, and hit for Japan in games against Brazil (4th batter) and China (5th batter).