Tetsuto Yamada is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Yamada made his NPB debut in 2012 with Yakult, and has played with them for his whole career.
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Yamada wearing number 23 during the 2011 preseason at Urasoe Municipal Baseball Stadium
Yamada batting in 2016
Yamada batting for Yakult in 2018
Yamada (bottom row, fourth from right) with Samurai Japan, visiting Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in 2023 after winning the 5th World Baseball Classic
Yamada taking fielding practice in 2017 at Mazda StadiumConnected to Tetsuto 6
Masaichi KanedaAlso played for Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Ryoji AikawaAlso played for Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Kenta AoshimaAlso played for Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Norichika AokiAlso played for Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Masanori IshikawaAlso played for Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Yoshinori SatoAlso played for Tokyo Yakult SwallowsAbout this person
Tetsuto Yamada is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Yamada made his NPB debut in 2012 with Yakult, and has played with them for his whole career. He has won the Central League MVP award, has received the Best Nine Award six times, has been selected to six NPB All-Star Series appearances, and has a Japan Series championship. He has led the Central League in stolen bases three times and home runs once, hitting 30 home runs and stealing 30 bases in a single season on four occasions. In 2014 he broke the single season record for most hits by a Japanese right-hander in the NPB, and in 2015 became the first player in NPB history to lead his league in home runs and stolen bases in the same season. He has been compared to Mike Trout for his combination of power and speed. Yamada has also been nicknamed "Mr. Triple Three", as he is the only player in NPB history to accomplish the "triple three" three times. He is currently the last NPB player to accomplish the feat in a season.
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