Koyo Aoyagi (pronounced COY-oh ah-oh-YAH-ghee)… Attended Teikyo University (Japan)… Pitched for gold medal-winning Japan in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo… Hobbies: Anime and manga… Signed by: Tora Otsuka.
2024
Was the Opening Day starter for Hanshin in the Japan Central League and made 12 starts...Faced 269 batters and allowed only two home runs in 61.0 IP (0.30 HR/9.0 IP).
2023
Went 8-6 in 18 starts for Hanshin...Started Game 7 of the Japan Series (ND, 0 R, 4.2 IP) as Hanshin won its first title in 38 years.
2022
Led the Central League in wins and ERA...Named a Central League All-Star for the second consecutive season...Was named the Opening Day starter for Hanshin.
2021
Named a Central League All-Star and pitched a scoreless inning in Game 2 against the Pacific League...Led the league in wins (13) and winning percentage (.684) and ranked 2nd in ERA (2.48)...Was the first pitcher in the Central League to reach 10 wins...Named monthly MVP for June after recording four wins and posting a 1.20 ERA .
2020
Ranked sixth in the Central League with a 3.36 ERA (45 ER, 120.2 IP) over 21 starts for Hanshin.
2019
Named a Central League All-Star and pitched 2.0 scoreless innings in Game 2 as the CL defeated the Pacific League.
2018
Pitched for Hanshin.
2017
Made his first Opening Day roster...Spent second pro season with Hanshin.
2016
Began pro career with Hanshin...Became only the third player in Nippon Pro Baseball history to win a debut start in an interleague game, joining Yu Darvish and Kenji Otonari...Was named the Asia Winter League Pitcher of the Year.
