424:-shortened season, he appeared in all of the team's 120 games and hit a higher average of .293 with 45 RBI including 9 home runs. He recorded a higher OPS of .759 and once again topped the league in stolen bases with 31. His base stealing success rate improved from 70% in 2019 to 79%, and he became 8th NPB player and the first Hanshin player to notch over 30 stolen bases for 2 consecutive years since his debut. This feat was last accomplished in 1953 by then 2nd year rookie Takao Satoh of the Kokutetsu Swallows (present day Yakult Swallows). While his fielding could use some improvement, he tied the league top in
391:
rookie since 1956 to score in the season opener. Hanshin won the game. His next appearances were not so productive which got him removed from the line up, but his performance picked up after he hit his first home run against the
Baystars on April 11. From then on, he continued to secure the lead-off spot and went on a hitting spree for 13 consecutive games which broke the team rookie record. In the same month, he batted an average of .349 and set a new record for the most home runs hit by a rookie in a single month (4).
45:
415:
He finished the season with 159 hits, 42 RBI including 9 home runs, and a .271 batting average out of 142 games (he only missed a single game). While he might not have surpassed any RBI records, he topped the league in stolen bases with 36, making him only the 3rd rookie to do so in NPB history. This
394:
In May, he showcased his speed by recording 10 stolen bases. He went on a slump during the June inter-league games, but his previous performances were enough to earn him a spot in the outfield during the mid-season All-Star Series. He did not disappoint when went 5-for-5 on the July 13 series finale,
390:
He joined the main squad during spring camp training in 2019, and batted .373 on 22 hits. This earned him the lead-off and starting center field position in the March 29 season opening game against the
Swallows. During the 6th inning, his first career hit tied the game and he became the first Hanshin
337:
Kōji started playing little league softball in 2nd grade for the Kariya Club in his hometown in Awaji, where he continued to play all the way up to junior high school. He joined the
Yashiro High School's baseball team as a pitcher, but doubled as an outfielder with the aim to develop a more holistic
362:
When he went undrafted after graduation, he joined the industrial leagues under Osaka Gas where he was a regular in the line up. In his second year playing in the
Intercity Baseball Tournament, he helped his team win the championships, and received the Hashido Award as the league's most valuable
419:
Chikamoto continued to secure the lead-off position in 2020. His hit production started a bit slow in June as he notched only 5 hits in 10 games, but it gradually picked up to peak at .352 in August and remained around .300 until the season ended. Despite seeing less playing time due to a
454:
Despite his average stature of 1.7 metres (5 ft 7 in), his 50 yard dash was timed at 5.8 seconds, and his throws cover a distance of 100 meters. He employs a "flamingo" stance (knee raised to hip level) while hitting, and has been known to hit home runs to the opposite field.
411:
in 2016. On
September 16, he broke the Hanshin rookie multi-hit record when he collected his 41st multi-hit game. Three days later, he broke the Central League rookie hit record (previously held by Shigeo Nagashima in 1958) when he hit his 154th at Koshien.
403:
who both hit solo homers to the delight of the home crowd in
Koshien Stadium, the Central League team notched an 11–3 win over the Pacific League. With this victory, Chikamoto was awarded the MVP of the Game for his stellar performance.
349:
He entered as a pitcher again in
Kwansei Gakuin University, but due to injuries in his shoulders and elbow, he switched to an outfielder position in his 3rd year. In that same year, he recorded the most stolen bases (10) during the
395:
and became the second player and only rookie in NPB history to hit for the cycle in an All-Star game. He also became the first rookie to start an All-Star game with a lead off home run. With the help of Tigers teammates
1034:"[Hanshin] Koji Chikamoto lost even with 6 RBIs … It was the first time in 2 years that he hit a full base home run and lost the game for the 20th time in the team after the 2nd league separation"
354:
spring tournament, and made it to the league's best nine. In all of his 30 league appearances, he finished with a 0.352 batting average, 43 hits, 2 home runs, 16 RBIs and 13 stolen bases.
1110:
797:
339:
387:). He signed a 100 million yen contract with the Tigers, plus 50 million yen signing bonus for an estimated 15 million yen annual salary. He was assigned the jersey number 5.
2648:
2638:
2633:
2653:
1007:
268:
212:
2663:
2658:
1982:
1103:
343:
262:
242:
228:
224:
220:
216:
194:
1991:
440:
376:
258:
1096:
2623:
1140:
715:
697:
363:
player with a batting average of 0.524. He also joined the national team in the 2018 Asian Games, where Japan won the runner up.
2643:
1975:
351:
1220:
675:
321:
129:
2212:
1968:
1781:
274:
338:
physique. By his 3rd year, he was batting clean up and belonged to his team's best 8. His team never made it to
2444:
1530:
1033:
2148:
1228:
407:
On
September 5, he notched his 137th hit and surpassed the Hanshin rookie hit record previously achieved by
428:
at 19.1. His performance earned him another 30 million pay raise, making his annual salary 75 million yen.
2618:
1900:
1404:
989:
905:
851:
815:
552:
475:
2284:
310:
1308:
1252:
1083:
1831:
1356:
2628:
1717:
1602:
1471:
1439:
1212:
1188:
425:
1763:
1709:
1455:
1244:
2244:
2180:
1811:
1772:
1745:
1669:
1661:
1479:
1388:
1348:
1196:
1693:
1586:
1578:
1463:
1447:
1396:
959:
941:
923:
887:
869:
833:
779:
747:
729:
657:
613:
570:
496:
2028:
1920:
1610:
1372:
396:
2276:
1863:
1653:
1629:
1324:
1554:
1058:
2468:
2260:
2036:
1924:
1340:
1284:
1180:
436:
421:
252:
1754:
1562:
765:
711:
693:
643:
630:
538:
521:
346:, but he helped them win the runner-up during the prefectural tournament in his second year.
2564:
2524:
2436:
2356:
2332:
2316:
2308:
2300:
2172:
2164:
2132:
2116:
2100:
2052:
1908:
1892:
1855:
1514:
1300:
1292:
1236:
599:
595:
2588:
2396:
2364:
2324:
2220:
2196:
2188:
2108:
2076:
2060:
2044:
2020:
2012:
1823:
801:
798:"Tigers rookie Koji Chikamoto hits for cycle in CL's rout of PL in All-Star Series finale"
384:
2372:
1546:
1522:
83:
2580:
2572:
2548:
2508:
2484:
2476:
2460:
2428:
2348:
2268:
2228:
2156:
1912:
1896:
1851:
1843:
1412:
1276:
1268:
1204:
1148:
1119:
733:
432:
380:
372:
317:
280:
235:
190:
159:
139:
2612:
2540:
2500:
2492:
2452:
2420:
2412:
2388:
2092:
2084:
2068:
1948:
1940:
1839:
1803:
1677:
1645:
1570:
1538:
1431:
993:
963:
945:
927:
909:
891:
873:
855:
837:
819:
783:
751:
679:
661:
617:
574:
556:
500:
479:
408:
400:
2404:
2340:
2236:
2204:
2140:
1932:
1685:
1506:
1498:
1380:
1364:
1316:
1260:
1156:
248:
976:
416:
earned him a 30 million pay raise, tripling his annual salary to 45 million yen.
2516:
2004:
1884:
1736:
1701:
1164:
238:
169:
2556:
2532:
2292:
2252:
2124:
1332:
1172:
1075:
1011:
313:
60:
17:
2380:
1819:
44:
1008:"Baseball: Neuse, Aoyagi lead Tigers to 1st Japan championship in 38 years"
1960:
1594:
149:
1088:
87:
1964:
1092:
446:
On May 11, 2024, Chikamoto hit his first career grand slam.
117:
March 29, 2019, for the Hanshin Tigers
1873:
1792:
1727:
1620:
1489:
1422:
1131:
694:"阪神ドラフト1位近本 プロ初安打が同点三塁打 球団新人の打点&適時打は63年ぶり]"
375:' 3rd alternative pick during the 1st round of the
203:
182:
168:
158:
148:
138:
128:
121:
111:
51:
35:
491:
489:
470:
468:
539:"関学大練習会で記者が審査役 走力も肩も二重丸 高校、大学先輩が明かすドラ1近本の素顔（3）"
302:
1082:Career statistics and player information from
296:
1976:
1104:
533:
531:
8:
1061:. 神戸新聞NEXT (Kobe Shimbun Next). 2018-08-05.
1983:
1969:
1961:
1111:
1097:
1089:
32:
1850:Infield defense/base running coaches: 81
2649:Baseball players at the 2018 Asian Games
2639:Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders
1939:Outfield defense/base running coach: 76
1862:Outfield defense/base running coach: 96
977:遊撃手のGG賞は坂本か？京田か？セイバー指標で見るセ・リーグの守備の名手は...
1931:Infield defense/base running coach: 70
644:"近本光司外野手を1位指名 矢野監督「赤星を一回り大きくしたようなイメージ」"
464:
441:Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award
377:2018 Nippon Professional Baseball draft
259:Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award
207:
186:
2654:Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
522:"寮長任される一方実直すぎる一面も 高校、大学先輩が明かすドラ1近本の素顔"
379:(after they lost the lottery draw for
2634:Baseball people from Hyōgo Prefecture
7:
766:"近本"田淵超え"の球団新人記録 4月中に4本塁打 山崎康からV3ラン"
676:"阪神ルーキー木浪＆近本、開幕スタメンつかんだ！虎初の1・2番デビュー"
25:
2664:Asian Games medalists in baseball
2659:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
906:"虎2年目年俸最高のパパ！阪神・近本、藤浪に並ぶ4500万円更改"
852:"阪神・近本、球団新人最多41度目マルチ安打で150安打目に到達"
712:"阪神、開幕戦でサヨナラ勝ち！鳥谷が演出！ドラ1近本が攻守に躍動"
631:侍ジャパン社会人代表、3大会ぶりに決勝に進むも金にはあと一歩届かず
271:Most Valuable Player Award (2019)
633:野球日本代表 侍ジャパンオフィシャルサイト 2018-09-02
43:
283:Federation Special Award (2019)
730:"阪神ルーキー近本がプロ初本塁打「甲子園で打てて良かった」"
553:""雑草魂"ドラフト！矢野阪神、甲子園経験6人中わずか2人"
1:
476:"阪神D1位は社会人No．1野手・近本！赤星さん「目標」"
1076:Career statistics at NPB.com
596:"第88回都市対抗野球：本大会出場チームの補強選手一覧"
371:Chikamoto was chosen as the
322:Nippon Professional Baseball
204:Career highlights and awards
1084:Baseball Reference (Minors)
646:. Daily Sports. 2018-10-25.
541:. Daily Sports. 2018-10-29.
524:. Daily Sports. 2018-10-28.
303:
2680:
960:"阪神近本、新人から2年連続30盗塁はセ67年ぶり"
942:"阪神近本が2年連続の盗塁王「オフから思っていた」"
924:"阪神近本31盗塁2年連続盗塁王へ、打率も昨季超え"
888:"阪神近本「一番目標に」新人盗塁王は赤星以来3人目"
834:"阪神近本が球団新人最多137安打 16年高山超え"
748:"阪神近本、赤星抜いた！13試合連続安打で記録更新"
614:"阪神1位の大阪ガス・近本「新人王と盗塁王を狙う」"
571:"阪神1位近本"専属トレーナー"と「一徹」野手転向"
2624:Japanese baseball players
1998:
1059:"都市対抗野球で最優秀選手に 淡路出身・近本選手"
990:"阪神・近本、3000万円増の7500万円で更改"
870:"阪神近本154安打、長嶋茂雄抜きセ新人単独最多"
780:"近本が新人初の先頭打者アーチ、秋山以来11人目"
658:"阪神ドラ1近本が仮契約「新人王、盗塁王目指す」"
497:"阪神1位近本、新人王＆盗塁王へ駆けろ赤星ロード"
297:
275:Mitsui Golden Glove Award
208:
187:
178:
116:
93:
67:
58:
42:
307:, born November 9, 1994)
27:Japanese baseball player
2644:Hanshin Tigers players
1992:Japan Series MVP Award
816:"神・近本がMVP！全セが全パを圧倒／球宴"
53:Hanshin Tigers – No. 5
1891:Pitching coaches: 85
1818:Pitching coaches: 86
979:Full Count 2020-12-18
768:. online. 2019-04-25.
311:professional baseball
1919:Hitting coaches: 91
1907:Battery coaches: 87
1838:Hitting coaches: 77
1947:Fielding coach: 71
559:. October 26, 2018.
482:. October 26, 2018.
367:Professional career
1921:Hirotoshi Kitagawa
1830:Battery coach: 83
1611:Fumihito Haraguchi
1014:. November 5, 2023
397:Fumihito Haraguchi
122:Career statistics
2606:
2605:
1958:
1957:
1925:Noriharu Yamazaki
1440:Seishiro Sakamoto
1341:Keisuke Kobayashi
1309:Hidetoshi Ibaragi
1253:Taisei Urushihara
437:2023 Japan Series
431:Chikamoto had 14
422:COVID-19 pandemic
289:
288:
16:(Redirected from
2671:
2599:
2591:
2583:
2575:
2567:
2559:
2551:
2543:
2535:
2527:
2519:
2511:
2503:
2495:
2487:
2479:
2471:
2463:
2455:
2447:
2439:
2431:
2423:
2415:
2407:
2399:
2391:
2383:
2375:
2367:
2359:
2351:
2343:
2335:
2327:
2319:
2311:
2303:
2295:
2287:
2279:
2271:
2263:
2255:
2247:
2239:
2231:
2223:
2215:
2207:
2199:
2191:
2183:
2175:
2167:
2159:
2151:
2143:
2135:
2127:
2119:
2111:
2103:
2095:
2087:
2079:
2071:
2063:
2055:
2047:
2039:
2031:
2023:
2015:
2007:
1985:
1978:
1971:
1962:
1951:
1943:
1935:
1927:
1915:
1909:Katsunori Nomura
1903:
1893:Shinobu Fukuhara
1887:
1866:
1858:
1856:Atsushi Fujimoto
1846:
1834:
1832:Munehiko Shimada
1826:
1814:
1806:
1785:
1782:Anthony Martinez
1776:
1767:
1758:
1749:
1740:
1720:
1712:
1704:
1696:
1688:
1680:
1672:
1664:
1656:
1648:
1640:
1632:
1613:
1605:
1597:
1589:
1581:
1573:
1565:
1557:
1549:
1541:
1533:
1525:
1517:
1515:Takahiro Kumagai
1509:
1501:
1482:
1474:
1466:
1458:
1450:
1442:
1434:
1415:
1407:
1399:
1391:
1383:
1375:
1367:
1359:
1357:Hidetaka Okadome
1351:
1343:
1335:
1327:
1319:
1311:
1303:
1301:Takuma Kirishiki
1295:
1293:Hiroya Shimamoto
1287:
1279:
1271:
1263:
1255:
1247:
1239:
1237:Haruto Takahashi
1231:
1223:
1215:
1207:
1199:
1191:
1183:
1175:
1167:
1159:
1151:
1143:
1124:
1123:
1113:
1106:
1099:
1090:
1063:
1062:
1055:
1049:
1048:
1046:
1044:
1038:news.yahoo.co.jp
1030:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1004:
998:
997:
986:
980:
974:
968:
967:
956:
950:
949:
938:
932:
931:
920:
914:
913:
902:
896:
895:
884:
878:
877:
866:
860:
859:
848:
842:
841:
830:
824:
823:
812:
806:
805:
794:
788:
787:
776:
770:
769:
762:
756:
755:
744:
738:
737:
726:
720:
719:
708:
702:
701:
690:
684:
683:
672:
666:
665:
654:
648:
647:
640:
634:
628:
622:
621:
610:
604:
603:
600:Mainichi Shimbun
592:
586:
585:
583:
582:
567:
561:
560:
549:
543:
542:
535:
526:
525:
518:
512:
511:
509:
508:
493:
484:
483:
472:
308:
306:
300:
299:
81:
78:November 9, 1994
77:
75:
54:
47:
38:
33:
21:
2679:
2678:
2674:
2673:
2672:
2670:
2669:
2668:
2609:
2608:
2607:
2602:
2594:
2586:
2578:
2570:
2562:
2554:
2546:
2538:
2530:
2522:
2514:
2506:
2498:
2490:
2482:
2474:
2466:
2458:
2450:
2442:
2434:
2426:
2418:
2410:
2402:
2394:
2386:
2378:
2370:
2362:
2354:
2346:
2338:
2330:
2322:
2314:
2306:
2298:
2290:
2282:
2274:
2266:
2258:
2250:
2242:
2234:
2226:
2218:
2210:
2202:
2194:
2186:
2178:
2170:
2162:
2154:
2146:
2138:
2130:
2122:
2114:
2106:
2098:
2090:
2082:
2074:
2066:
2058:
2050:
2042:
2034:
2026:
2018:
2010:
2002:
1994:
1989:
1959:
1954:
1946:
1938:
1930:
1918:
1906:
1890:
1882:
1875:
1869:
1861:
1849:
1837:
1829:
1824:Tomoyuki Kubota
1817:
1810:Head coach: 78
1809:
1801:
1794:
1788:
1779:
1770:
1761:
1752:
1743:
1734:
1723:
1718:Kyosuke Noguchi
1715:
1707:
1699:
1691:
1683:
1675:
1667:
1659:
1651:
1643:
1635:
1630:Shōta Morishita
1627:
1616:
1608:
1603:Nozomu Takatera
1600:
1592:
1584:
1576:
1568:
1560:
1552:
1544:
1536:
1528:
1520:
1512:
1504:
1496:
1485:
1477:
1472:Hayato Nakagawa
1469:
1461:
1453:
1445:
1437:
1429:
1418:
1410:
1402:
1394:
1386:
1378:
1370:
1362:
1354:
1346:
1338:
1330:
1322:
1314:
1306:
1298:
1290:
1282:
1274:
1266:
1258:
1250:
1242:
1234:
1226:
1218:
1213:Tsuyoshi Shiiba
1210:
1202:
1194:
1189:Kaito Shimomura
1186:
1178:
1170:
1162:
1154:
1146:
1138:
1127:
1121:
1120:
1117:
1072:
1067:
1066:
1057:
1056:
1052:
1042:
1040:
1032:
1031:
1027:
1017:
1015:
1006:
1005:
1001:
988:
987:
983:
975:
971:
958:
957:
953:
940:
939:
935:
922:
921:
917:
904:
903:
899:
886:
885:
881:
868:
867:
863:
850:
849:
845:
832:
831:
827:
814:
813:
809:
802:The Japan Times
796:
795:
791:
778:
777:
773:
764:
763:
759:
746:
745:
741:
728:
727:
723:
710:
709:
705:
692:
691:
687:
674:
673:
669:
656:
655:
651:
642:
641:
637:
629:
625:
612:
611:
607:
594:
593:
589:
580:
578:
569:
568:
564:
551:
550:
546:
537:
536:
529:
520:
519:
515:
506:
504:
495:
494:
487:
474:
473:
466:
461:
452:
385:Ryosuke Tatsumi
369:
360:
335:
330:
304:Chikamoto, Kōji
294:
130:Batting average
123:
107:
106:
100:
82:
79:
73:
71:
52:
36:
31:
30:Baseball player
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2677:
2675:
2667:
2666:
2661:
2656:
2651:
2646:
2641:
2636:
2631:
2626:
2621:
2611:
2610:
2604:
2603:
2601:
2600:
2592:
2584:
2576:
2568:
2560:
2552:
2544:
2536:
2528:
2520:
2512:
2504:
2496:
2488:
2480:
2472:
2464:
2456:
2448:
2440:
2432:
2424:
2416:
2408:
2400:
2392:
2384:
2376:
2368:
2360:
2352:
2344:
2336:
2328:
2320:
2312:
2304:
2296:
2288:
2280:
2272:
2264:
2256:
2248:
2240:
2232:
2224:
2216:
2208:
2200:
2192:
2184:
2176:
2168:
2160:
2152:
2144:
2136:
2128:
2120:
2112:
2104:
2096:
2088:
2080:
2072:
2064:
2056:
2048:
2040:
2032:
2024:
2016:
2008:
1999:
1996:
1995:
1990:
1988:
1987:
1980:
1973:
1965:
1956:
1955:
1953:
1952:
1944:
1936:
1928:
1916:
1913:Takeshi Hidaka
1904:
1897:Hirotaka Egusa
1888:
1879:
1877:
1871:
1870:
1868:
1867:
1859:
1852:Toshifumi Baba
1847:
1844:Eiji Mizuguchi
1835:
1827:
1815:
1807:
1798:
1796:
1790:
1789:
1787:
1786:
1777:
1768:
1764:Kein Fukushima
1759:
1750:
1741:
1731:
1729:
1725:
1724:
1722:
1721:
1713:
1710:Hiroshi Toyoda
1705:
1697:
1689:
1681:
1673:
1665:
1657:
1649:
1641:
1638:Koji Chikamoto
1633:
1624:
1622:
1618:
1617:
1615:
1614:
1606:
1598:
1590:
1582:
1574:
1566:
1558:
1550:
1542:
1534:
1526:
1518:
1510:
1502:
1493:
1491:
1487:
1486:
1484:
1483:
1475:
1467:
1459:
1456:Kenya Nagasaka
1451:
1443:
1435:
1426:
1424:
1420:
1419:
1417:
1416:
1413:Jeremy Beasley
1408:
1400:
1392:
1384:
1376:
1368:
1360:
1352:
1344:
1336:
1328:
1320:
1312:
1304:
1296:
1288:
1285:Shōki Murakami
1280:
1277:Masaki Oyokawa
1272:
1269:Masumi Hamachi
1264:
1256:
1248:
1245:Keito Monbetsu
1240:
1232:
1224:
1216:
1208:
1205:Takumi Akiyama
1200:
1192:
1184:
1176:
1168:
1160:
1152:
1149:Suguru Iwazaki
1144:
1135:
1133:
1129:
1128:
1122:Hanshin Tigers
1118:
1116:
1115:
1108:
1101:
1093:
1087:
1086:
1079:
1078:
1071:
1070:External links
1068:
1065:
1064:
1050:
1025:
999:
981:
969:
951:
933:
915:
897:
879:
861:
843:
825:
807:
789:
771:
757:
739:
734:Sankei Shimbun
721:
703:
685:
667:
649:
635:
623:
605:
587:
562:
544:
527:
513:
485:
463:
462:
460:
457:
451:
448:
381:Kyota Fujiwara
373:Hanshin Tigers
368:
365:
359:
356:
344:Summer Koshien
340:Spring Koshien
334:
331:
329:
328:Amateur career
326:
318:Hanshin Tigers
309:is a Japanese
292:Kōji Chikamoto
287:
286:
285:
284:
281:Central League
278:
272:
266:
256:
246:
241:leader (2019,
236:Central League
232:
206:
205:
201:
200:
199:
198:
191:Hanshin Tigers
185:
184:
180:
179:
176:
175:
172:
166:
165:
162:
156:
155:
152:
146:
145:
142:
136:
135:
132:
126:
125:
124:(through 2023)
119:
118:
114:
113:
109:
108:
101:
95:
94:
91:
90:
65:
64:
56:
55:
49:
48:
40:
39:
37:Kōji Chikamoto
29:
26:
24:
18:Koji Chikamoto
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2676:
2665:
2662:
2660:
2657:
2655:
2652:
2650:
2647:
2645:
2642:
2640:
2637:
2635:
2632:
2630:
2627:
2625:
2622:
2620:
2619:Living people
2617:
2616:
2614:
2598:
2593:
2590:
2585:
2582:
2577:
2574:
2569:
2566:
2561:
2558:
2553:
2550:
2545:
2542:
2537:
2534:
2529:
2526:
2521:
2518:
2513:
2510:
2505:
2502:
2497:
2494:
2489:
2486:
2481:
2478:
2473:
2470:
2465:
2462:
2457:
2454:
2449:
2446:
2441:
2438:
2433:
2430:
2425:
2422:
2417:
2414:
2409:
2406:
2401:
2398:
2393:
2390:
2385:
2382:
2377:
2374:
2369:
2366:
2361:
2358:
2353:
2350:
2345:
2342:
2337:
2334:
2329:
2326:
2321:
2318:
2313:
2310:
2305:
2302:
2297:
2294:
2289:
2286:
2281:
2278:
2273:
2270:
2265:
2262:
2257:
2254:
2249:
2246:
2241:
2238:
2233:
2230:
2225:
2222:
2217:
2214:
2209:
2206:
2201:
2198:
2193:
2190:
2185:
2182:
2177:
2174:
2169:
2166:
2161:
2158:
2153:
2150:
2145:
2142:
2137:
2134:
2129:
2126:
2121:
2118:
2113:
2110:
2105:
2102:
2097:
2094:
2089:
2086:
2081:
2078:
2073:
2070:
2065:
2062:
2057:
2054:
2049:
2046:
2041:
2038:
2033:
2030:
2025:
2022:
2017:
2014:
2009:
2006:
2001:
2000:
1997:
1993:
1986:
1981:
1979:
1974:
1972:
1967:
1966:
1963:
1950:
1949:Hiroki Uemoto
1945:
1942:
1941:Takahito Kudo
1937:
1934:
1929:
1926:
1922:
1917:
1914:
1910:
1905:
1902:
1898:
1894:
1889:
1886:
1881:
1880:
1878:
1872:
1865:
1860:
1857:
1853:
1848:
1845:
1841:
1840:Makoto Imaoka
1836:
1833:
1828:
1825:
1821:
1816:
1813:
1812:Katsuo Hirata
1808:
1805:
1804:Akinobu Okada
1800:
1799:
1797:
1791:
1783:
1778:
1774:
1773:Jose Betances
1769:
1765:
1760:
1756:
1751:
1747:
1746:Kai Matsubara
1742:
1738:
1733:
1732:
1730:
1726:
1719:
1714:
1711:
1706:
1703:
1698:
1695:
1690:
1687:
1682:
1679:
1678:Kairi Shimada
1674:
1671:
1670:Yuto Takahama
1666:
1663:
1662:Hinase Itsubo
1658:
1655:
1650:
1647:
1646:Sheldon Neuse
1642:
1639:
1634:
1631:
1626:
1625:
1623:
1619:
1612:
1607:
1604:
1599:
1596:
1591:
1588:
1583:
1580:
1575:
1572:
1571:Takumu Nakano
1567:
1564:
1559:
1556:
1551:
1548:
1543:
1540:
1539:Kento Itohara
1535:
1532:
1527:
1524:
1519:
1516:
1511:
1508:
1507:Yusuke Ohyama
1503:
1500:
1495:
1494:
1492:
1488:
1481:
1480:Yuya Katayama
1476:
1473:
1468:
1465:
1460:
1457:
1452:
1449:
1444:
1441:
1436:
1433:
1432:Ryutaro Umeno
1428:
1427:
1425:
1421:
1414:
1409:
1406:
1401:
1398:
1393:
1390:
1389:Riku Kawahara
1385:
1382:
1377:
1374:
1369:
1366:
1361:
1358:
1353:
1350:
1349:Yuya Ishiguro
1345:
1342:
1337:
1334:
1329:
1326:
1321:
1318:
1313:
1310:
1305:
1302:
1297:
1294:
1289:
1286:
1281:
1278:
1273:
1270:
1265:
1262:
1257:
1254:
1249:
1246:
1241:
1238:
1233:
1230:
1225:
1222:
1217:
1214:
1209:
1206:
1201:
1198:
1197:Daichi Moriki
1193:
1190:
1185:
1182:
1177:
1174:
1169:
1166:
1161:
1158:
1153:
1150:
1145:
1142:
1137:
1136:
1134:
1130:
1125:
1114:
1109:
1107:
1102:
1100:
1095:
1094:
1091:
1085:
1081:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1073:
1069:
1060:
1054:
1051:
1039:
1035:
1029:
1026:
1013:
1009:
1003:
1000:
996:. 2020-12-15.
995:
994:Sankei Sports
991:
985:
982:
978:
973:
970:
966:. 2020-11-01.
965:
964:Nikkan Sports
961:
955:
952:
948:. 2020-11-14.
947:
946:Nikkan Sports
943:
937:
934:
930:. 2020-11-11.
929:
928:Nikkan Sports
925:
919:
916:
912:. 2019-12-07.
911:
910:Sankei Sports
907:
901:
898:
894:. 2019-09-30.
893:
892:Nikkan Sports
889:
883:
880:
876:. 2019-09-19.
875:
874:Nikkan Sports
871:
865:
862:
858:. 2019-09-16.
857:
856:Sankei Sports
853:
847:
844:
840:. 2019-09-05.
839:
838:Nikkan Sports
835:
829:
826:
822:. 2019-07-13.
821:
820:Sankei Sports
817:
811:
808:
804:. 2019-07-14.
803:
799:
793:
790:
786:. 2019-07-13.
785:
784:Nikkan Sports
781:
775:
772:
767:
761:
758:
754:. 2019-05-02.
753:
752:Nikkan Sports
749:
743:
740:
736:. 2019-04-11.
735:
731:
725:
722:
718:. 2019-03-29.
717:
713:
707:
704:
700:. 2019-03-29.
699:
695:
689:
686:
682:. 2019-03-25.
681:
680:Sports Nippon
677:
671:
668:
664:. 2018-11-15.
663:
662:Nikkan Sports
659:
653:
650:
645:
639:
636:
632:
627:
624:
620:. 2018-10-25.
619:
618:Nikkan Sports
615:
609:
606:
602:. 2017-06-19.
601:
597:
591:
588:
576:
575:Nikkan Sports
572:
566:
563:
558:
557:Sankei Sports
554:
548:
545:
540:
534:
532:
528:
523:
517:
514:
502:
501:Nikkan Sports
498:
492:
490:
486:
481:
480:Sankei Sports
477:
471:
469:
465:
458:
456:
450:Playing style
449:
447:
444:
442:
438:
434:
429:
427:
423:
417:
413:
410:
409:Shun Takayama
405:
402:
401:Ryutaro Umeno
398:
392:
388:
386:
382:
378:
374:
366:
364:
357:
355:
353:
352:Kansai League
347:
345:
341:
332:
327:
325:
323:
319:
315:
312:
305:
293:
282:
279:
276:
273:
270:
267:
264:
260:
257:
254:
250:
247:
244:
240:
237:
233:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
209:
202:
196:
192:
189:
188:
181:
177:
173:
171:
167:
163:
161:
157:
153:
151:
147:
143:
141:
137:
133:
131:
127:
120:
115:
110:
104:
98:
92:
89:
85:
80:(age 29)
70:
66:
63:
62:
57:
50:
46:
41:
34:
19:
2596:
2397:Taka. Suzuki
2285:K. Nagashima
2245:Y. Takahashi
2173:S. Nagashima
2165:S. Nagashima
2133:S. Nagashima
2117:S. Nagashima
1933:Shuta Tanaka
1901:Ryo Watanabe
1883:Manager: 86
1874:Second squad
1802:Manager: 80
1694:Ukyō Maegawa
1686:Johan Mieses
1637:
1587:Aoi Momosaki
1579:Shuya Yamada
1547:Ryuhei Obata
1531:Ryo Watanabe
1523:Teruaki Sato
1499:Seiya Kinami
1464:Kento Fujita
1448:Yuki Sakaeda
1397:Masaki Iwata
1381:Daichi Ishii
1365:Atsuki Yuasa
1317:Kotaro Otake
1261:Hiroto Saiki
1221:Masashi Itoh
1157:Yuta Iwasada
1053:
1041:. Retrieved
1037:
1028:
1016:. Retrieved
1002:
984:
972:
954:
936:
918:
900:
882:
864:
846:
828:
810:
792:
774:
760:
742:
724:
716:Daily Sports
706:
698:Daily Sports
688:
670:
652:
638:
626:
608:
590:
579:. Retrieved
577:. 2018-10-31
565:
547:
516:
505:. Retrieved
503:. 2018-10-26
453:
445:
439:and won the
430:
418:
414:
406:
393:
389:
370:
361:
348:
336:
333:Early career
291:
290:
269:NPB All-Star
249:Japan Series
239:stolen bases
213:NPB All-Star
170:Stolen bases
102:
96:
84:Awaji, Hyōgo
68:
59:
2629:1994 births
2581:Y. Nakamura
2469:N. Nakamura
2445:Taka. Ishii
2349:Take. Ishii
1885:Yutaka Wada
1793:First squad
1737:Ippei Ogawa
1728:Development
1702:Dan Onodera
1621:Outfielders
1373:Junya Tsuda
1229:Yūto Suzuki
1181:Koyo Aoyagi
1165:Junya Nishi
1141:Javy Guerra
1018:November 5,
2613:Categories
2533:Lee Dae-ho
2013:Minamimura
1864:Sō Tsutsui
1820:Yuya Andoh
1654:Kōta Inoue
1490:Infielders
1333:Ren Kajiya
1325:Ren Tomida
1173:Yuki Nishi
1012:Kyodo News
581:2018-10-31
507:2018-10-26
459:References
314:outfielder
251:champion (
74:1994-11-09
61:Outfielder
2597:Chikamoto
2261:Nishimoto
2213:Yamaguchi
2037:Sugishita
1555:Reiji Toi
1405:Ren Satoh
358:Osaka Gas
197:–present)
150:Home runs
112:NPB debut
2589:Sugimoto
2573:Kurihara
2525:Uchikawa
2437:Sugiuchi
2373:O'Malley
2365:Makihara
2357:Kawasaki
2333:Destrade
2269:Higashio
2221:Fukumoto
2197:Horiuchi
2189:Horiuchi
2181:Suetsugu
2093:Miyamoto
2029:Kawakami
1876:coaching
1795:coaching
1595:Kai Ueda
1423:Catchers
1132:Pitchers
316:for the
2565:Gracial
2549:Sarfate
2405:Akiyama
2341:Akiyama
2141:Shibata
2101:Dobashi
2077:Sugiura
2061:Ohshita
1755:Ryō Itō
1563:Jō Endo
1043:May 14,
435:in the
324:(NPB).
245:, 2022)
103:Throws:
2595:2023:
2587:2022:
2579:2021:
2571:2020:
2563:2019:
2555:2018:
2547:2017:
2539:2016:
2531:2015:
2523:2014:
2515:2013:
2509:Utsumi
2507:2012:
2501:Kokubo
2499:2011:
2491:2010:
2483:2009:
2475:2008:
2467:2007:
2459:2006:
2451:2005:
2443:2004:
2435:2003:
2427:2002:
2421:Furuta
2419:2001:
2413:Matsui
2411:2000:
2403:1999:
2395:1998:
2389:Furuta
2387:1997:
2379:1996:
2371:1995:
2363:1994:
2355:1993:
2347:1992:
2339:1991:
2331:1990:
2325:Komada
2323:1989:
2317:Ishige
2315:1988:
2307:1987:
2299:1986:
2291:1985:
2283:1984:
2275:1983:
2267:1982:
2259:1981:
2253:Lyttle
2251:1980:
2243:1979:
2235:1978:
2229:Yamada
2227:1977:
2219:1976:
2211:1975:
2205:Hirota
2203:1974:
2195:1973:
2187:1972:
2179:1971:
2171:1970:
2163:1969:
2157:Takada
2155:1968:
2147:1967:
2139:1966:
2131:1965:
2125:Stanka
2123:1964:
2115:1963:
2109:Tanemo
2107:1962:
2099:1962:
2091:1961:
2083:1960:
2075:1959:
2067:1958:
2059:1957:
2053:Toyoda
2051:1956:
2045:Bessho
2043:1955:
2035:1954:
2027:1953:
2021:Bessho
2019:1952:
2011:1951:
2003:1950:
1126:roster
277:(2021)
2541:Laird
2477:Kishi
2461:Inaba
2429:Nioka
2237:Osugi
2085:Kondo
2005:Betto
1923:, 75
1911:, 84
1899:, 89
1895:, 72
1854:, 74
1842:, 73
1822:, 90
298:近本 光司
183:Teams
97:Bats:
88:Japan
69:Born:
2517:Mima
2493:Imae
2453:Imae
2381:Neel
2309:Kudō
2301:Kudō
2293:Bass
2149:Mori
2069:Inao
1780:132
1771:131
1766:(OF)
1762:126
1753:125
1744:123
1735:122
1045:2024
1020:2023
433:hits
399:and
383:and
263:2023
253:2023
243:2020
229:2024
225:2022
221:2021
217:2019
195:2019
140:Hits
134:.291
105:Left
99:Left
2557:Kai
2485:Abe
2277:Ota
1784:(P)
1775:(P)
1757:(P)
1748:(P)
1739:(P)
1716:97
1708:61
1700:60
1692:58
1684:55
1676:53
1668:43
1660:40
1652:32
1609:94
1601:67
1593:62
1585:56
1577:52
1569:51
1561:45
1553:44
1545:38
1537:33
1529:25
1478:95
1470:68
1462:59
1454:57
1446:39
1438:12
1411:99
1403:98
1395:93
1387:92
1379:69
1371:66
1363:65
1355:64
1347:63
1339:56
1331:54
1323:50
1315:49
1307:48
1299:47
1291:46
1283:41
1275:37
1267:36
1259:35
1251:34
1243:30
1235:29
1227:28
1219:27
1211:26
1203:21
1195:20
1187:19
1179:17
1171:16
1163:15
1155:14
1147:13
1139:00
426:UZR
342:or
320:of
234:3×
211:4×
174:149
164:225
160:RBI
144:773
2615::
1644:7
1636:5
1628:1
1521:8
1513:4
1505:3
1497:0
1430:2
1036:.
1010:.
992:.
962:.
944:.
926:.
908:.
890:.
872:.
854:.
836:.
818:.
800:.
782:.
750:.
732:.
714:.
696:.
678:.
660:.
616:.
598:.
573:.
555:.
530:^
499:.
488:^
478:.
467:^
443:.
301:,
227:,
223:,
219:,
154:39
86:,
76:)
1984:e
1977:t
1970:v
1112:e
1105:t
1098:v
1047:.
1022:.
584:.
510:.
295:(
265:)
261:(
255:)
231:)
215:(
193:(
72:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
