Taiyō Satō
| Taiyō Satō | |
|---|---|
| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 38 | |
| Infielder | |
| Born: May 19, 2002 Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| July 26, 2025, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |
| NPB statistics (through 2025 season) | |
| Batting average | .167 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 3 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
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Taiyō Satō (佐藤 太陽, Satō Taiyō; born May 19, 2002) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career
Saitama Seibu Lions
On October 24, 2024, Satō was selected by the Saitama Seibu Lions with their second pick in the 2024 NPB Developmental Player draft.[1]
On July 25, 2025, Satō signed a first-team contract with the Lions.[2] On July 26, Satō was promoted to the first-team, one day after signing his first professional contract, and started as the ninth-hitter and second baseman against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.[3] Satō went 0-for-3 with a strikeout.[4] On August 5, Satō recorded his first professional hit off Sachiya Yamasaki in a 6–1 loss against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.[5] On August 15, Satō was demoted to the 2nd team in response to the promotion of Hiyu Motoyama.[6] On September 27, Satō was promoted back to the first team,[7] and recorded his first 3-hit-game on October 3 against the Eagles.[8] Satō participated in the 2024 Asian Winter Baseball League in Taiwan.[9]
References
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- ^ "佐藤太陽選手と支配下選手契約を締結". 埼玉西武ライオンズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ^ "【西武】前日に支配下選手契約の育成ドラ２・佐藤太陽が初昇格即初スタメン バッテリーは与座―柘植". スポーツ報知 (in Japanese). 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2025年7月26日 【公式戦】 試合結果 （東北楽天vs埼玉西武）". npb.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ^ "西武・佐藤太陽が18打席目でプロ初安打 日本ハム・山崎福からフェンス直撃二塁打 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 野球". スポニチ Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ^ 日本テレビ. "【西武】元山飛優を1軍登録 6月4日の古巣戦以降ヒットなし ルーキー佐藤太陽を抹消（2025年8月15日掲載）｜日テレNEWS NNN". 日テレNEWS NNN (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ^ "【西武】前夜にCS消滅 一挙11選手を入れ替え ドラ1・齋藤大翔や古川雄大が初昇格 源田壮亮ら6選手を抹消（日テレNEWS NNN）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ^ "佐藤太陽が走者一掃のタイムリー！ プロ初打点＆初3安打をマーク". スポーツナビ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ^ "日職》冬季聯盟日職聯隊派遣名單！ 佐藤由規將以教練身分參加". TSNA體育新聞團隊. Retrieved 2026-01-30.