If you mention "Yanagi" in the sports world, I, a volleyball fanatic, would say he is the captain of the Japanese national volleyball team.Masahiro YanagidaHowever, for those who like professional baseball, when they hear "Yanagi", they think of "Gita", a baseball player for the Softbank Hawks.Yuki YanagidaThe first thing that comes to mind is the player. Of these two great Yanagisawas in the Japanese sports world, who do you think is taller? Generally, volleyball players are thought of as being taller than baseball players, but in this Yanagisawa showdown, the baseball player Yanagisawa is bigger! This time, we've taken a look at some big baseball players.
By the way, volleyball player Yanagida is pronounced "Yanagida" and baseball player Yanagida is pronounced "Yanagita"!
Compare the profiles of the double "Yanagida"
As you can see from my profile,Yanagida (baseball) is 2cm taller than Yanagida (volleyball)There is a difference of 17kg in weight. If you add jumping power to the height, the volleyball players would win, but it was surprising that baseball players are taller than volleyball players. Good luck to the volleyball players.
By the way, there is also a high school volleyball player named Yuri Yanakita (3rd year student at Higashi Fukuoka High School) (laughs). He is 192cm tall, taller than Gita.
There are many tall professional baseball players
Upon closer inspection, it appears that tall professional baseball players like Yanagi are not that rare. There are a lot of tall professional baseball players.Professional Baseball Data FreakAccording to the 2019 Japan Baseball Association, there are currently 70 players in the 12 professional baseball teams who are over 190cm tall, and 33 of these are Japanese players. In terms of positions, there are an unusually large proportion of pitchers (80% are pitchers). As expected, more than half of the players over 190cm are foreign players, but I was still surprised that there are more than 30 Japanese professional baseball players who are as tall as volleyball players. The super rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki, who was a hot topic last year, is also 190cm tall.
If you look at Japanese players in the major leagues, the tendency towards taller players is even more pronounced. This may be because there are a lot of pitchers in the major leagues, but starting with Darvish who is 196cm tall, out of the nine players, four are in the 190cm range, three are in the late 180cm range, and two are in the early 180cm range. The average height is 188cm. That's damn big...
I tried making a volleyball team with baseball players
There were so many tall baseball players that we decided to form a volleyball team on impulse (laughs).
OH①: Yuki Yanagida (SoftBank, 188cm)
First of all, this guy. An all-rounder with good running, attacking and defense is suited to being an outside hitter. His bullet serves are as explosive as those in "Yahagida" or even more so. However, I hope he'll be careful not to accidentally hit a "home run."
OH②: Kazumi Saito (former SoftBank, 192cm)
The writer's first memory. Speaking of aces, this is him. "The ace who never loses." Very reliable. However, it seems difficult to return once injured.
MB①: Yu Darvish (Chicago Cubs, 196cm)
The first person in the middle is this popular YouTuber. I think he has long limbs and high fingers, making him the best Japanese baseball player. He has Iranian blood, so he has a quickness and block reminiscent of Iranian national team player MB Mousavi, and he could be the best scorer.
MB②: Shintaro Fujinami (Hanshin, 197cm)
The biggest giant in the professional baseball world (although it's the Hanshin Tigers). His face somewhat resembles Japan national team MB Yamauchi. I'm really glad he recovered from the coronavirus.
OP: Shohei Otani (Los Angeles Angels, 193cm)
Needless to say, he is a two-sworded samurai. However, in volleyball, I want him to put one sword back in its sheath and hit the ball with his strong arm. Aim for a 160km/h spike! Ohtani-san!!
(*Even a top-level volleyball spike can only reach a speed of 130km/h.)
S: Ariel Martinez (Chunichi, 190cm)
In volleyball, the setter is a position called the "pointer," which corresponds to the catcher in baseball. Apparently, this player is the tallest professional catcher today (just kidding). Moreover, he is from Cuba, the kingdom of jumpers, so we can expect a lot from him in terms of jumping ability. He can definitely play volleyball. That's what I'm sure of. Because he's Cuban (just kidding, second time).
L: Munenori Kawasaki (former SoftBank, 178cm)
The author's second memory correction. Everyone's Munelin. The libero position requires communication skills as well as defensive ability. Munelin's defensive skills are of course great, but even though he couldn't speak English in the major leagues, his communication skills and mood-making skills earned him the trust of his teammates, making him the perfect libero. His tenacity towards Ichiro will surely come in handy. (laughs)
Personally, I think we have a pretty good lineup. The average height of the starting line-up, excluding the libero, is192.6 cmIt's bigger than the Japanese men's volleyball team. If these guys were serious about volleyball, they would probably do pretty well in the world championships.
summary
Baseball players are pretty big! (^ω^)
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