Tomotaka Sakaguchi
Appearance
Tomotaka Sakaguchi | |
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![]() Sakaguchi in 2018 | |
Outfielder / First baseman | |
Born: | July 7, 1984|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
October 7, 2003, for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 3, 2022, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .278 |
Hits | 1,526 |
Home runs | 38 |
RBIs | 418 |
Stolen bases | 85 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Tomotaka Sakaguchi (坂口 智隆, born July 7, 1984, in Akashi, Hyōgo) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, Orix Buffaloes, and Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2003 to 2022.
Career
[edit]As of 2022, he was the last active NPB player to have played with the Kintestu Buffaloes.[1] On September 28, 2022, Sakaguchi announced his retirement from professional baseball.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "ヤクルト坂口、鋭く先制打 最後の近鉄戦士が奮闘―プロ野球". jiji.com. June 10, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ "Yakult Sakaguchi retired from active duty Former Kintetsu last active player". portalfield.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen
- Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders
- Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes players
- Orix Buffaloes players
- Baseball people from Hyōgo Prefecture
- Tokyo Yakult Swallows players
- People from Akashi, Hyōgo
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States
- West Oahu Canefires players
- Japanese baseball outfielder stubs