is a retired Japanese professional

baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

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 ...

who played for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's

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 ...

. He is now part of scouting department with the Dragons.

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1984 births Living people Asian Games medalists in baseball Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Baseball players at the 2006 Asian Games Chunichi Dragons players Japanese baseball players Komazawa University alumni Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Sportspeople from Okayama Prefecture {{Japan-baseball-outfielder-stub