Toru Hosokawa
Japanese baseball player
Baseball player
Toru Hosokawa | |
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Hosokawa with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2017 | |
Hinokuni Salamanders | |
Catcher / Manager | |
Born: (1980-01-04) January 4, 1980 (age 44) Hiranai, Aomori, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
September 22, 2002, for the Seibu Lions | |
Last NPB appearance | |
November 9, 2020, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
Batting average | .203 |
Home runs | 84 |
Runs batted in | 367 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Toru Hosokawa (細川 亨, Hosokawa Tōru, born in Hiranai, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher who is currently a manager for the Hinokuni Salamanders of Kyusyu Independence professional baseball league. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions/Saitama Seibu Lions, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines.
Career
Playing career
Hosokawa selected Seibu Lions in the 2001 NPB draft [jp].[1]
On September 22, 2002, Hosokawa made his NPB debut.
On November 9, 2020, Hosokawa announced his retirement.[2]
Managing career
On December 8, 2020, Hosoya become manager for the Hinokuni Salamanders of Kyusyu Independence professional baseball league.[3]
References
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
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