| Akiyoshi Katsuno 勝野 昌慶 | |
|---|---|
| Chunichi Dragons – No. 41 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 12, 1997 Kani, Gifu, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: 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.[1] He was also selected in the all industrial league Japanese representative team at the 2018 Asian Games.[2]
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.[3] He was presented with the number 41 jersey previously worn by 2011 MVP winning reliever, Takuya Asao.[4]