Kazuma Okamoto

Japanese baseball player
Baseball player
Kazuma Okamoto
Okamoto with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants – No. 25
Infielder
Born: (1996-06-30) June 30, 1996 (age 27)
Gojō, Nara, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
August 28, 2015, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
(through 2023)
Batting average.272
Hits857
Home runs206
RBI585
Teams
  • Yomiuri Giants (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place 2023 Miami Team

Kazuma Okamoto (岡本 和真, Okamoto Kazuma, born June 30, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

He has been selected as an all-star twice, and was named the Central League Climax Series MVP in 2019. In 2020, he led the Central League in home runs and RBIs.

Okamoto is also a member of the Japan national baseball team, and has participated in the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series[1] and the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[2]

References

  1. ^ "「2018日米野球」に出場する侍ジャパントップチーム選手全28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
  • NPB.com
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Yomiuri Giants current roster
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Infielders
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Development pitchers
  • 011 Naoki Kasashima
  • 012 Katsunari Miura
  • 015 Haruto Kawasaki
  • 016 Takahiro Chiba
  • 017 Riku Naraki
  • 018 Motoya Kinoshita
  • 019 Junki Sonoda
  • 020 Natsuki Toda
  • 021 Kenta Onuma
  • 023 Tomoki Tamura
  • 026 Yūsefu Yoshimura
  • 028 Ryū Tomida
  • 030 Yūsuke Yamasaki
  • 034 Tessei Morimoto
  • 035 Elvis Luciano
  • 047 Eiji Kamouchi
  • 056 Yūsuke Itō
  • 063 Yūki Hanada
Development catchers
  • 006 Hayato Sakamoto
  • 010 Ryōya Ōtsu
  • 022 Keita Kameda
  • 024 Kenki Maeda
  • 069 Tetsu Hagiwara
Development infielders
  • 001 Ren Katoh
  • 004 Gen Murayama
  • 005 Yūya Tanoue
  • 007 Kisara Utsunomiya
  • 008 Hakuto Aizawa
  • 025 Hiroto Okamoto
  • 027 Rio Kitamura
Development outfielders
  • 003 Yamato Suzuki
  • 009 Misaki Sasahara
  • 031 Rui Mitsuka
  • 033 Kota Hirayama
  • 044 Gen Ohshiro
  • 051 Hidetora Funakoshi
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Manager
89 Hideki Kuriyama
Coaches
Bench Coach 90 Kazuyuki Shirai
Hitting Coach 77 Sadaaki Yoshimura
Infield Coach 79 Noriyuki Shiroishi
Pitching Coach 81 Masato Yoshii
First Base Coach 87 Masaji Shimizu
Bullpen Coach 75 Kazuyuki Atsuzawa
Catching Coach 74 Yoshinori Murata


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