is a Japanese professional

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Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ...

Professional career

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

On 2 November 2016, it was revealed that Ohta had been included in a trade with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters with teammate

Katsuhiko Kumon is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Saitama Seibu Lions. He previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. Professional career Yomiuri Giants On October 25, 2012, Kumon was dr ...

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Mitsuo Yoshikawa Mitsuo Yoshikawa (吉川光夫, born April 6, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball player. A pitcher, he plays for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon ...

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Shingo Ishikawa , nicknamed "Dynamite Shingo", is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder of the Chiba Lotte Marines for the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in NPB for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants. Professiona ...

. He selected . Ohta became a free agent following the 2021 season. On December 20, 2021, Ohta signed with the

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1990 births Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players Japanese baseball players Living people Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen Baseball people from Hiroshima Prefecture Yomiuri Giants players Yokohama DeNA BayStars players {{Japan-baseball-outfielder-stub