is a Brazilian former professional baseball

first baseman A first baseman, abbreviated 1B, is the player on a baseball or softball team who fields the area nearest first base, the first of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run. The first baseman is responsible for the majori ...

who played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball. He was born in São Paulo, in 1980. He joined the Yakult Swallows in 1999, and acquired Japanese nationality in 2004. He represented Brazil at the

2002 Intercontinental Cup The 2002 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 3 December 2002, between Real Madrid of Spain, winners of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League, and Olimpia of Paraguay, winners of the 2002 Copa Libertadores. The match was ...

and

2013 World Baseball Classic The 2013 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, held from March 2 to March 19, 2013. This was the third iteration of the WBC, following the two previous tournaments, held in 2006 and 2009. Unlike ...

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1980 births Living people Brazilian baseball players Brazilian people of Japanese descent Japanese baseball players Yakult Swallows players Tokyo Yakult Swallows players 2013 World Baseball Classic players Japanese people of Brazilian descent Sportspeople from São Paulo (state) Naturalized citizens of Japan Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders Nippon Professional Baseball coaches {{Japan-baseball-bio-stub