is a Japanese professional baseball player for the
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of
Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in NPB for the
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
Career
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
He debuted in 2012 with the
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He had 7 runs.
While not accumulating enough plate appearances to qualify for the batting title, Kondo hit .413 in 2017. He was selected .
Through 2019, he batted .304/.402/.416.
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
On December 12, 2022, it was announced that Kondoh would sign with the
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on a seven-year deal worth 5 billion yen overall. His uniform number will be 3.
In 2023, Kondoh would have career numbers in almost every category, slashing .303/.431/.528, set the single-season Hawks franchise record for walks with 109, hit a career record 26 home runs, 87 RBI, and played in all 143 games for the first time in his career.
International career
Kondoh represented the
Japan national baseball team in the
2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship
The Asia Professional Baseball Championship 2017 (APBC 2017), sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC; french: Confédération internationale de baseball et softball) is the world go ...
, 2019 exhibition games against
Mexico, and
2019 WBSC Premier12
The 2019 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was the second WBSC Premier12 event. The championship ...
.
On February 27, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.
On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the
2019 WBSC Premier12
The 2019 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was the second WBSC Premier12 event. The championship ...
. He led the tournament with nine walks.
References
External links
Career statistics - NPB.jp- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Official site
1993 births
Living people
Baseball people from Chiba Prefecture
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
category:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks players
Nippon Professional Baseball catchers
Nippon Professional Baseball designated hitters
2019 WBSC Premier12 players
Baseball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
2023 World Baseball Classic players
Olympic baseball players for Japan
Olympic medalists in baseball
Olympic gold medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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