Biography - Keston Hiura

Who is Keston Hiura?

Keston Hiura is a baseball second baseman by profession and an American by nationality. He currently plays for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Keston Hiura – Birth, Parents, Siblings

Keston Hiura’s birth took place on August 2, 1996, in Valencia, California, USA. He was born Keston Wee Hing Natsuo Hiura to a Japanese father, Kirk Hiura, and a Chinese-American mother, Janice Hiura. He is not the only child of his parents and has a sibling, a sister named Lindsey Hiura.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, Keston Hiura attended Valencia High School, where he played for the school's baseball team. He went on to study at the University of California in 2015, where he played college baseball. He is currently majoring in business economics.

His ethnicity is Chinese and Japanese.

Keston Hiura – Girlfriend, Wife, Children

Keston Hiura was in a relationship with a brunette beauty, and the two have been dating since August 2018. He shares pictures of himself with his girlfriend, Jaclyn Creel, on social media. Creel is a college student studying biology. 

He was speculated to have married his fiancée on October 19, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana. However, the information is debated.

In October 2024, he proposed to his girlfriend but failed to reveal her name. They are yet to marry, and he is yet to take his partner as his wife.

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Keston Hiura – Career

College games

In his senior year in high school, Keston Hiura batted .500 with 14 home runs and 30 runs batted in(RBIs).

While a freshman, Hiura hit .330 with a .392 on-base percentage (OBP), a .520 slugging percentage (SLG), seven home runs, and 52 RBIs over 56 games. The next year, in 2016, he hit .358 with a .436 OBP, .559 SLG, seven home runs, and 41 RBIs over 53 games.

In Keston Hiura’s junior year in college, he batted .442 with a .567 OBP. He also played for the United States collegiate national team and was given the title of Big West Conference Player of the Year.

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Professional career

In the  2017 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, Keston Hiura was selected in the first round, with the ninth overall selection by the Milwaukee Brewers. At first, he was assigned to the Arizona Brewers of the Rookie-level Arizona League.

With the Arizona Brewers, Hiura batted  .435 with four home runs, 18 RBIs, and a 1.339 OPS in 15 games. After his impressive record, he was promoted to the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers of the Class A Midwest League.

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With the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Keston Hiura finished the season, posting a .333 batting average with 15 RBIs and seven walks in 27 games.

The 2018 season for him began with the Carolina Mudcats of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League and was soon promoted to the Biloxi Shuckers of the Class AA Southern League. He also won the 2018 Arizona Fall League MVP.

In 2019, Keston Hiura began playing with the San Antonio Missions. He signed his contract on May 14, and he was called up to the major leagues. His  Major League Baseball (MLB) debut was against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 14, 2019.

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Keston Hiura – Net Worth, Salary

In June 2017, MLB.com announced that Hiura will he’ll receive a bonus of $4 million. As of 2019, his net worth and salary have not been estimated. However, online sources have claimed his net worth to be around $22 Million.

Keston Hiura – Instagram, Twitter, Facebook

As for social media, Keston Hiura is active on Instagram and Twitter with a growing number of followers.

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