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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 ...

outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to cat ...

and the current coach of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

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1980 births Living people Baseball people from Toyama Prefecture category:Kokushikan University alumni Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders Nippon Ham Fighters players Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players Yomiuri Giants players Japanese baseball coaches Nippon Professional Baseball coaches {{Japan-baseball-outfielder-stub