Yusuke Matsui (松井 佑介, born July 10, 1987, in Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who is currently coach for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons and Buffaloes.
| Yusuke Matsui | |
|---|---|
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| Orix Buffaloes – No. 70 | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: July 10, 1987 Hirano-ku, Osaka | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| March 26, 2010, for the Chunichi Dragons | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 31, 2020, for the Orix Buffaloes | |
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Batting average | .233 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| Hits | 140 |
| RBI | 49 |
| Stolen bases | 1 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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Career
editChunichi Dragons selected Matsui with the forth selection in the 2009 NPB draft.[1]
On March 26, 2010, Matsui made his NPB debut.
On December 2, 2020, he become a free agent.[2] On December 2, 2020, he become a batting coach for Buffaloes.[3]
References
edit- ^ "中日ドラゴンズ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
- ^ "新コーチングスタッフ決定のお知らせ". オリックスバファローズ (in Japanese). December 8, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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