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Jersey Number 21
Taisei Yahiro
- Position:
- LHP
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 195
- Class:
- Junior
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Osaka, Japan
- HS:
- Yale Secondary
- Prev School:
- Yavapai
- Major:
- B.S. in Sports Management
- Opendorse NIL:
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Grand Canyon |
2022 | Junior
- Joins GCU for third collegiate season.
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Yavapai College |
Prescott, Ariz. |
- Went 7-4 with a 5.01 ERA in 73 2/3 innings of work as a sophomore in 2021. Struck out 76 and walked 34.
- Helped lead the Roughriders to a NJCAA Region 1 championship in 2021.
- Tossed 20 innings in a COVID-shortened 2020 season. Went 2-0 with a pair of saves and an impressive 0.90 ERA.
Summer Leagues |
Yale Secondary HS |
Abbotsford, B.C., Canada |
- Played for Team British Columbia from 2016-19.
- Won two state championships with the Abbotsford Cardinals.
- Also played for the Langley Blaze Diamondbacks Scout Team in Jupiter, Fla.
Personal |
- Parents are Takayuki and Naomi Yahiro.
- Father, Takayuki, played football at Kyoto Sangyo University.
- Chose GCU for the "great baseball program and great facilities."
- Cites Shohei Ohtani as the biggest personal baseball influence.
- Favorite TV show is Outer Banks.
- His career ambitions include playing professional baseball and/or serving as a translator or sports agent.
- Favorite athletes to watch growing up include David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez and Rob Gronkowski.
❌ 𝐧𝐨 𝐟𝐥𝐲 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 ❌ Max Charles' diving grab
Friday, November 14
Dom goes DEEP at ASU in fall ball
Friday, November 14
GCU Baseball - WAC Tournament vs. Utah Tech - Highlights
Thursday, May 22
Baseball at Stanford - Barreras' game-winning double
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