Louis Okoye (オコエ 瑠偉, Okoe Rui, born July 21, 1997) // ⓘ is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

After the 2017 season, Okoye joined Cañeros de Los Mochis.[1]

Okoye in 2016

Personal life

Okoye's mother is Japanese and his father is Igbo from Nigeria.[2] His younger sister Monica Okoye is a member of the Japan women's national basketball team which won a silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

References

  1. ^ "CAÑEROS ADQUIEREN AL OF JAPONES LOUIS OKOYE". Sitio Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Pacífico (in Spanish). November 24, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Meet Nigerian baseball star who can't speak English, local dialect. Oak TV. January 20, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2019.


Allikas: Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Okoye
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