title: Ayatsugu Yamashita
text: # Ayatsugu Yamashita
  
  Ayatsugu Yamashita (山下 斐紹, Yamashita Ayatsugu, born November 16, 1992) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Chunichi Dragons.
  
  ## Career
  
  ### Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  
  Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks selected Yamashita with the first selection in the 2010 NPB draft.
  
  On May 6, 2013, Yamashita made his NPB debut.
  
  ### Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
  
  On November 14, 2017, Hawks traded Yamashita to the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles for Tetsuro Nishida.
  
  On December 2, 2020, he become a free agent.
  
  ### Chunichi Dragons
  
  On December 12, 2020, Yamashita signed with Chunichi Dragons of NPB. December 18, 2020, Yamashita held press conference.
  
  