About Yūya Gunji
Born 1997. Yūya Gunji is a Japanese baseball player.
is a Japanese professional baseball catcher, infielder and outfielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons.
Career Gunji was the opposing catcher at the 2015 Koshien tournament for Sendai Ikuei where future teammate, Tokai Sagami high school ace, Shinnosuke Ogasawara was the winning pitcher.
Gunji is a graduate of Sendai Ikuei High School and Keio University.
Chunichi Dragons On October 17, 2019, Gunji was selected as the 2nd draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2019 NPB Draft and on November 22 signed a provisional contract with a ¥50,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥9,000,000 yearly salary.
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters On June 19, 2023, Gunji was traded alongside Takumi Yamamoto to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in exchange for Shingo Usami and Koki Saito.
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Who is Yūya Gunji?
Japanese baseball player
When was Yūya Gunji born?
Yūya Gunji was born on 27 December 1997 in Ichihara.
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Yūya Gunji is a baseball player.
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Yūya Gunji is Japanese.
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