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Yoshiyuki Ishihara
Yoshiyuki Ishihara
	Ishihara with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 81
	Catcher / Coach
	Born: September 7, 1979 (age 44); Gifu, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
debut
	October 5, 2002, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Last appearance
	November 7, 2020, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Career statistics ; (through 2020 season)
Batting average	.236
Home runs	66
Runs batted in	378
Teams
	As player Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2002–2020); As coach Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2023-present);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Japan
World Baseball Classic

Yoshiyuki Ishihara (石原慶幸, born September 7, 1979, in Gifu, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Career edit

Hiroshima Toyo Carp selected Ishihara with the forth selection in the 2001 NPB draft [jp].^[1]

On October 5, 2002, Ishihara made his NPB debut.

On October 12, 2020, Ishihara announced his retirement after the season.^[2]

^ "広島東洋カープ選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 8, 2021.
^ "石原慶幸選手引退のお知らせ". 広島東洋カープ公式サイト (in Japanese). October 12, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2021.