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The Book on Akihiro HigashideJapan



Prospect Info and Scouting Report

Japan

Akihiro Higashide / 2B, Japan
Born 8/21/1980
Fukui, Japan

Height 5-9
Weight 170
Bats/Throws L/R


ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/4/2012): #505 none
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a



The Hiroshima Toyo Carp's number one draft pick in 1999, infielder Akihiro Higashide is a free agent eligible player who has contemplated a move to the USA for some time. He has seen interest from a number of MLB teams, including the San Francisco Giants.

[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]




Batting History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm GP AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB K BA OBP SLG OPS
2007 26 - Japan Hiroshima 132 458 57 123 12 0 0 15 13 4 33 55 .269 .318 .295 .613
2008 27 - Japan Hiroshima 138 522 76 162 12 1 0 31 13 8 24 63 .310 .341 .337 .678
2009 28 - Japan Hiroshima 142 558 71 164 16 8 0 26 14 7 44 39 .294 .345 .351 .696
2010 29 - Japan Hiroshima 108 454 53 121 15 7 1 40 10 7 26 55 .267 .307 .337 .644
2011 30 - Japan Hiroshima 137 543 60 151 17 3 0 27 8 6 35 71 .278 .324 .320 .645


Fielding History
Yr Age Lv Lg Tm   Posn GP Ch PO A E Fld
2007 26 - Japan Hiroshima   2B 124 720 294 419 7 .990
2009 28 - Japan Hiroshima   RF 0 0 0 0 0
2009 28 - Japan Hiroshima   2B 0 0 0 0 0
2010 29 - Japan Hiroshima   2B 0 0 0 0 0
2011 30 - Japan Hiroshima   2B 136 725 336 378 11 .985

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