American first baseman and second baseman Keston Wee Hing Natsuo Hiura plays for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball.
In Santa Clarita, California’s Valencia, Hiura attended Valencia High School. In his final season of baseball for the school, Hiura batted .500 with 14 home runs and 30 runs batted in (RBIs), helping the Vikings win the Foothill League.
Hiura played college baseball at the University of California, Irvine for the Anteaters after being undrafted out of high school.
He played in 56 games as a freshman in 2015, averaging a .330 batting average, a .392 on-base percentage, a .520 slugging percentage, seven home runs, and 52 RBIs.
He played in 53 games as a sophomore in 2016 and hit .358 with a.436 on-base percentage, .559 on-base percentage, seven home runs, and 41 RBIs.
Following the season, Hiura competed for the American collegiate national team. Hiura had a.567 OBP and a.442 batting average in his junior season. He was voted Player of the Year for the Big West Conference.
In the first round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, the Milwaukee Brewers picked Hiura with the ninth overall pick. He signed with the Arizona Brewers of the rookie-level Arizona League and was assigned to them.
After hitting .435 with four home runs, 18 RBIs, and a 1.339 OPS in 15 games, he was promoted to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League, where he finished the season by compiling a .333 batting average with 15 RBIs and seven walks in 27 games.
How Old Is Keston Hiura?
Keston Hiura was born on August 2, 1996. Keston is 25 years old.