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Yorinosuke Sakurai salary

Yorinosuke Sakurai is paid ¥12,000,000 by the Chunichi Dragons in 2026, the joint 541st highest of the 1,061 in NPB. That is 76% below the league average of ¥50,899,387, and 0.4% of the Chunichi Dragons payroll of ¥3,310,000,000. Among the 547 pitchers in the league, Yorinosuke Sakurai is paid the joint 283rd most.

SALARY¥12,000,000
LEAGUE RANK541 of 1,061
TEAM RANK43 of 81
VS AVERAGE0.24x
AGE23

Yorinosuke Sakurai and the Chunichi Dragons

Every player on the Chunichi Dragons in 2026, highest paid first

Chunichi Dragons players ranked by salary in 2026.
# PLAYER POSITION SALARY CONVERTED LEAGUE RANK
1 Hiroto Takahashi Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
1 Miguel Sano Infielder ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
1 Yuya Yanagi Pitcher ¥200,000,000£1,008,000£1.0m 53
4 Yudai Ono Pitcher ¥170,000,000£856,800£857k 82
5 Albert Abreu Pitcher ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
5 Jason Vosler Outfielder ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
5 Yuki Okabayashi Outfielder ¥150,000,000£756,000£756k 97
8 Seiya Hosokawa Outfielder ¥130,000,000£655,200£655k 122
9 Shinya Matsuyama Pitcher ¥125,000,000£630,000£630k 132
9 Tatsuya Shimizu Pitcher ¥125,000,000£630,000£630k 132
11 Kento Fujishima Pitcher ¥120,000,000£604,800£605k 135
12 Humberto Mejia Pitcher ¥110,000,000£554,400£554k 148
13 Kyle Muller Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
13 Takahiro Matsuba Pitcher ¥100,000,000£504,000£504k 157
15 Orlando Calixte Infielder ¥90,000,000£453,600£454k 174
16 Hideaki Wakui Pitcher ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
16 Takuya Kinoshita Catcher ¥70,000,000£352,800£353k 202
18 Shuhei Takahashi Infielder ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
18 Toshihiro Sugiura Pitcher ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
18 Yohei Oshima Outfielder ¥60,000,000£302,400£302k 222
21 Koki Saito Pitcher ¥55,000,000£277,200£277k 241
22 Seiji Uebayashi Outfielder ¥46,000,000£231,840£232k 271
23 Yuki Hashimoto Pitcher ¥39,000,000£196,560£197k 306
24 Mikiya Tanaka Infielder ¥36,000,000£181,440£181k 318
25 Yasuhiro Yamamoto Infielder ¥35,000,000£176,400£176k 322
26 Akiyoshi Katsuno Pitcher ¥33,000,000£166,320£166k 332
27 Hiroto Fuku Pitcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
27 Shingo Usami Catcher ¥30,000,000£151,200£151k 348
29 Kaito Muramatsu Infielder ¥28,000,000£141,120£141k 366
30 Hiroki Fukunaga Infielder ¥27,000,000£136,080£136k 375
31 Yuta Ishii Catcher ¥26,000,000£131,040£131k 385
32 Yugo Umeno Pitcher ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
32 Yumeto Kanemaru Pitcher ¥25,000,000£126,000£126k 391
34 Takaya Ishikawa Infielder ¥23,000,000£115,920£116k 404
35 Takuma Kato Catcher ¥22,500,000£113,400£113k 414
36 Kenta Bright Outfielder ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k 415
36 Yutaro Itayama Infielder ¥22,000,000£110,880£111k 415
38 Masaki Nakanishi Pitcher ¥16,000,000£80,640£81k 469
39 Christian Rodriguez Infielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
39 Toshiki Abe Infielder ¥15,000,000£75,600£76k 488
41 Seiji Kawagoe Outfielder ¥14,000,000£70,560£71k 505
42 Ryuku Tsuchida Infielder ¥13,000,000£65,520£66k 522
43 Yorinosuke Sakurai Pitcher ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k 541
44 Seiya Yoshida Pitcher ¥11,500,000£57,960£58k 568
45 Sho Kusaka Pitcher ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k 573
46 Kota Ishibashi Catcher ¥10,600,000£53,424£53k 584
47 Akira Neo Pitcher ¥10,500,000£52,920£53k 585
47 Kosuke Ukai Outfielder ¥10,500,000£52,920£53k 585
49 Kunitada Shinozaki Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
49 Mao Ito Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
49 Naoto Chino Infielder ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
49 Randy Martinez Pitcher ¥10,000,000£50,400£50k 589
53 Rintaro Tsujimoto Infielder ¥9,500,000£47,880£48k 641
54 Mizuki Miura Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
54 Reia Nakachi Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
54 Ren Kondo Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
54 Yuta Matsukihira Pitcher ¥9,000,000£45,360£45k 649
58 Goki Oda Outfielder ¥8,500,000£42,840£43k 669
59 Seishu Higuchi Infielder ¥8,000,000£40,320£40k 678
60 Haruki Miyauchi Pitcher ¥7,700,000£38,808£39k 695
61 Asahi Hanada Outfielder ¥7,200,000£36,288£36k 711
61 Mao Shimpo Infielder ¥7,200,000£36,288£36k 711
63 Konosuke Fukuda Pitcher ¥6,300,000£31,752£32k 761
64 Shunta Mori Infielder ¥6,200,000£31,248£31k 763
65 Taisei Miya Catcher ¥6,100,000£30,744£31k 769
66 Kiramu Noto Outfielder ¥6,000,000£30,240£30k 771
67 Keito Arima Pitcher ¥5,400,000£27,216£27k 819
67 Kosuke Takahashi Pitcher ¥5,400,000£27,216£27k 819
69 Akio Moriyama Pitcher ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
69 Keishi Tsuda Infielder ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
69 Yuma Fukumoto Outfielder ¥4,200,000£21,168£21k 870
72 Hiroto Mori Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
72 Kodai Umetsu Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
72 Ryunosuke Yamaasa Catcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
72 Shota Habu Pitcher ¥4,000,000£20,160£20k 880
76 Rii Kawakami Infielder ¥3,300,000£16,632£17k 973
77 Aisuke Mikami Outfielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
77 Kenshin Makino Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
77 Kenya Inoue Pitcher ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
77 Naiki Nakamura Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982
77 Taiga Ishikawa Infielder ¥3,000,000£15,120£15k 982

The Chunichi Dragons by salary

Hiroto Takahashi ¥200m Miguel Sano ¥200m Yuya Yanagi ¥200m Yudai Ono ¥170m Albert Abreu ¥150m Jason Vosler ¥150m Yuki Okabayashi ¥150m Seiya Hosokawa ¥130m Shinya Matsuyama ¥125m Tatsuya Shimizu ¥125m Kento Fujishima ¥120m Humberto Mejia ¥110m Kyle Muller ¥100m Takahiro Matsuba ¥100m Orlando Calixte ¥90m Hideaki Wakui ¥70m Takuya Kinoshita ¥70m Shuhei Takahashi ¥60m Toshihiro Sugiura ¥60m Yohei Oshima ¥60m Koki Saito ¥55m Seiji Uebayashi ¥46m Yuki Hashimoto ¥39m Mikiya Tanaka ¥36m Yasuhiro Yamamoto ¥35m Akiyoshi Katsuno ¥33m Hiroto Fuku ¥30m Shingo Usami ¥30m Kaito Muramatsu ¥28m Hiroki Fukunaga ¥27m Yuta Ishii ¥26m Yugo Umeno ¥25m Yumeto Kanemaru ¥25m Takaya Ishikawa ¥23m Takuma Kato ¥22.5m Kenta Bright ¥22m Yutaro Itayama ¥22m Masaki Nakanishi ¥16m Christian Rodriguez ¥15m Toshiki Abe ¥15m Seiji Kawagoe ¥14m Ryuku Tsuchida ¥13m
Yorinosuke Sakurai ¥12m
Seiya Yoshida ¥11.5m Sho Kusaka ¥11m Kota Ishibashi ¥10.6m Akira Neo ¥10.5m Kosuke Ukai ¥10.5m Kunitada Shinozaki ¥10m Mao Ito ¥10m Naoto Chino ¥10m
Randy Martinez ¥10m
Rintaro Tsujimoto ¥9.5m Mizuki Miura ¥9m Reia Nakachi ¥9m Ren Kondo ¥9m Yuta Matsukihira ¥9m Goki Oda ¥8.5m Seishu Higuchi ¥8m Haruki Miyauchi ¥7.7m Asahi Hanada ¥7.2m Mao Shimpo ¥7.2m Konosuke Fukuda ¥6.3m Shunta Mori ¥6.2m Taisei Miya ¥6.1m Kiramu Noto ¥6m Keito Arima ¥5.4m Kosuke Takahashi ¥5.4m
Akio Moriyama ¥4.2m
Keishi Tsuda ¥4.2m
Yuma Fukumoto ¥4.2m Hiroto Mori ¥4m
Kodai Umetsu ¥4m
Ryunosuke Yamaasa ¥4m
Shota Habu ¥4m
Rii Kawakami ¥3.3m
Aisuke Mikami ¥3m
Kenshin Makino ¥3m
Kenya Inoue ¥3m
Naiki Nakamura ¥3m
Taiga Ishikawa ¥3m

The players paid either side of Yorinosuke Sakurai

The 25 players paid closest to Yorinosuke Sakurai in 2026, of 1,061 in the league

NPB players paid close to Yorinosuke Sakurai in 2026.
# PLAYER TEAM SALARY CONVERTED
541 Rei Takahashi Saitama Seibu Lions ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Ren Tawa Yomiuri Giants ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Reo Matsukawa Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Rito Kinoshita Hanshin Tigers ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Ryoga Tomiyama Orix Buffaloes ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Ryunosuke Sato Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Ryuta Inagawa Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Shogo Tanihata Hanshin Tigers ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Shun Akiyama Saitama Seibu Lions ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Shunya Shimada Yokohama DeNA BayStars ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Taichi Saito Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Tokito Kawamura Chiba Lotte Marines ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Yorinosuke Sakurai Chunichi Dragons ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Yu Aramaki Yomiuri Giants ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
541 Yuya Shinto Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥12,000,000£60,480£60k
568 Ryohei Hosokawa Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥11,500,000£57,960£58k
568 Ryota Itogawa Saitama Seibu Lions ¥11,500,000£57,960£58k
568 Seiya Yoshida Chunichi Dragons ¥11,500,000£57,960£58k
568 Wataru Takamatsu Saitama Seibu Lions ¥11,500,000£57,960£58k
572 Hiroshi Toyoda Hanshin Tigers ¥11,300,000£56,952£57k
573 Gota Suzuki Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Kaito Shimomura Hanshin Tigers ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Kakeru Yamanobe Tokyo Yakult Swallows ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Kane Edokpolo Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k
573 Ryuya Matsumoto Hiroshima Toyo Carp ¥11,000,000£55,440£55k

Frequently asked questions

How much does Yorinosuke Sakurai earn?

¥12,000,000 in 2026, a base salary from the Chunichi Dragons. It is the joint 541st highest of the 1,061 salaries in NPB.

Is Yorinosuke Sakurai the highest paid player on the Chunichi Dragons?

No. Hiroto Takahashi is, on ¥200,000,000. Yorinosuke Sakurai is 43rd of the 81 on the team.

How does Yorinosuke Sakurai's salary compare with the NPB average?

The average across the league is ¥50,899,387 and the median is ¥13,000,000, so ¥12,000,000 is 76% below the average.

Who is the highest paid player in NPB?

Raidel Martinez of the Yomiuri Giants, on ¥1,200,000,000 in 2026.

Where to next

The whole Chunichi Dragons payroll, and every player in the league on the NPB salaries 2026 page. Everything else we hold on baseball is on the baseball page.