Shogo Akiyama

Shogo Akiyama
Akiyama with the Saitama Seibu Lions
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 55
Outfielder
Born: (1988-04-16) April 16, 1988 (age 28)
Bats: Left Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 12, 2011, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics (through 2016 season)
Batting average	.291
Home runs	47
RBI	280
Teams
Saitama Seibu Lions (2011–present)
Career highlights and awards
2× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2013, 2015) 1x Pacific League Best Nine (2015) NPB single season hits record (216) (2015)

Medal record
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
2015 WBSC Premier12
	2015 Tokyo	Team

Shogo Akiyama (秋山 翔吾, Akiyama Shōgo^?, born April 16, 1988 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. In 2015, Akiyama set the NPB record for hits in a single season with 216, surpassing the 214 collected by Matt Murton of the Hanshin Tigers in 2010.