Naoki Matoba (的場 直樹, Matoba Naoki, born May 9, 1977 in Osaka), nicknamed "Matton",[1] is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2000, and from 2003 to 2008 and with the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2010 and 2011.
Naoki Matoba | |
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Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 82 | |
Catcher / Coach | |
Born: Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan | May 9, 1977|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
April 30, 2000, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 1, 2011, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
NPB statistics | |
Batting average | .161 |
Home runs | 5 |
Runs batted in | 42 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach |
Matoba is an ordained priest within the Ōtani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism.
References
editExternal links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NBP