is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
He was selected .
Yamada represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2015 exhibition games against Europe, 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series and 2019 WBSC Premier12.
On October 10, 2018, he was selected at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.
On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.