As coach Yuya Hasegawa (長谷川 勇也, Hasegawa Yūya, born 22 December 1984) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder, and current the research and development staff for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
On April 22, 2008, Hasegawa debuted in the Pacific League against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
[9] On September 3, Hasegawa injured his right ankle in a close play at home base against the Orix Buffaloes.
[13] He finished the regular season in 122 games with a batting average of .271, a 10 home runs, and a RBI of 51.
[19] On August 1, he underwent a Polymerase chain reaction for Coronavirus disease 2019 and was tested positive.
[22] On October 21, he entered the game against the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in the bottom of the 7th inning as a substitute and finished his last active at bat.
[24] He finished his final active season with a .260 batting average, 26 hits, three home runs, and 19 RBI in 71 games.
Hasegawa has been named first squad hitting coach for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks beginning with the 2022 season.
[25] Hasegawa was transferred to the research and development staff, where he conducts player movement analysis since the 2024 season.