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～ The 4th Shogo Akiyama Cup ～ The 73rd Yokosuka City Youth Baseball Tournament will be held ！

Since Reiwa 3 （ December 2021 ）, he has served as the “Yokosuka Promotion Ambassador,” and Shogo Akiyama

, a 38-year-old （ ） professional baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, will host a tournament to support children dedicated to baseball in Yokosuka, as detailed below.

This tournament marks the fourth time the “Shogo Akiyama Cup” has been held, building on the youth baseball tournaments previously organized by Yokosuka City with the player’s full support.

On the day of the tournament, in addition to the championship trophy personally provided by Akiyama himself, the tournament MVP award ・—the Akiyama Award—and gifts for participating teams, he is scheduled to deliver an inspiring message via video.


1 ． Tournament Overview
The 4th Shogo Akiyama Cup （ The 73rd Yokosuka City Youth Baseball Tournament ）

・ Tournament Dates ： Reiwa 8 （ 2026 ） September 26 （ Sat , September 27 （ Sun ）, October 3 （ Sat ）

[Reserve Date ： October 4 （ (Sun) ） ]

・ The match venues are as follows:

September 26 (Sat)

September 27\ (Sun)

October 3 (Sat)

Elementary School Division

Natsushima Ground or Natsushima Elementary School

Natsushima Ground
Yokosuka Stadium

Middle School Division

Yokosuka Stadium or Oppama Junior High School

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Yokosuka Stadium

・ Opening Ceremony ： Reiwa 8 （ 2026 ） September （ Saturday ） Scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. （ ）

・ Opening Ceremony Venue Yokosuka Stadium （ 2-2 Natsushima-cho ）

・ For details on the tournament overview, please check the under “Yokosuka City Youth Baseball Tournament.”

https://www.city.yokosuka.kanagawa.jp/2130/sports/ akiyamashogocup_baseball.html


2 ． Background of the Event
Akiyama’s baseball career began began when he joined his local softball team, （ the Otsu Snakes ）, in the first grade of elementary school. By the sixth grade, he had joined not only the softball team but also a rubber-ball baseball team, rapidly climbing the ranks toward becoming a professional baseball player. Given this background and his deep passion for both softball and baseball, he offered to support this tournament.

3 ． Comment from Akiyama （ of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp ）
I believe what will make the people supporting our players happiest is seeing us play with all our might and and working together as a united team.

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone put on a great performance, and I’ll do my best for the rest of the season, so so let’s all give it our best together ！

4 ． Organizers, etc.
・ Organizer ： Yokosuka City
・ Organizing Body ： Yokosuka Baseball Association

・ Supported by ： Yokosuka Youth Baseball Federation, Shogo Akiyama Meet-and-Greet Executive Committee, FALLs-A Co., Ltd.

・ Sponsors ： SSK Co., Ltd., Nagase Kenko Co., Ltd., ZAMST （ Nippon Sigmax Co., Ltd. ）,

Baseball Co., Ltd. ・ Magazine Co., Ltd.

・ Supported by ： Yokosuka Youth Chamber of Commerce, Kanagawa Shimbun