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Nishi Hideyuki

Yokohama DeNA Baystars / Chief Data Scientist

Nishi Hideyuki

Yokohama DeNA Baystars / Chief Data Scientist

Thanks. I work as a data scientist for a Japanese professional baseball team. I have been using my knowledge of statistics through programming in a unique environment such as player evaluation, development, and research on batted balls.

Ambition

In the future

I am personally passionate about using data to uncover more efficient approaches and causal relationships. Recently, I have become more conscious of how I can contribute to the world, and I hope to use my knowledge of data science skills to contribute to what no one has ac

Yokohama DeNA Baystars6 years

Chief Data ScientistPresent

Feb 2018 - Present

My role here is to utilize tracking data, which is obtained from TrackMan and analyze it for in-game strategy, player development, player scouting and evaluation, and ultimately to foster the use of data as a whole organization. In addition, as a chief data scientist, I am in charge of organizing analytics team and overseeing if the decision making process is being made correctly.