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Hiroshi Suzuki 博志

Orix Buffaloes – No. 66
Pitcher
Born: (1997-03-22) March 22, 1997 (age 27) Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan
Bats: RightThrows: Right
NPB debut
April 1, 2018, for the Chunichi Dragons
NPB statistics (through 2024 season)
Win–loss record	8-12
Innings pitched	178.2
Earned run average	4.48
Strikeouts	119
Saves	18
Holds	24

Teams
Chunichi Dragons (2018–2023) Orix Buffaloes (2024–Present)

Hiroshi Suzuki (鈴木博志, Suzuki Hiroshi, born March 22, 1997) also known as Hiroshi (博志) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher for the Orix Buffaloes.

Early career

On October 20 2017, Hiroshi was selected as the 1st draft pick for the Chunichi Dragons at the 2017 NPB Draft and on November 20 signed a provisional contract with a ¥100,000,000 sign-on bonus and a ¥15,000,000 yearly salary with ¥50,000,000 in incentives.

On December 8, 2023, Hiroshi was selected by the Orix Buffaloes in the 2023 Active Player Draft.

Personal

Hiroshi's hobbies include golf, basketball and cycling. Hiroshi counts former San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel as his idol. He deliberately chose to wear the number 46 as an homage to Kimbrel.

On 23 January 2019, it was announced that Hiroshi had married.

References

"１位・鈴木"ヒロシジャンプ"で盛り上げる最高条件で仮契約(Chunichi, 1st pick Suzuki signs pre-contract at highest value possible.)". Chunichi Sports (in Japanese). 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
"現役ドラフト2023、全指名選手が発表！各球団が獲得したのは？（ベースボールチャンネル）" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
^ "新春対談遠州の星、飛躍誓う". 中日新聞 CHUNICHI Web (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-11-16.
"【中日】ドラ１・鈴木博"リベラ流"で守護神狙う変化球はカットボール１種". スポーツ報知 Sport Hochi (in Japanese). 2018-02-01. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
"中日・鈴木博が結婚" [Chunichi's Hiroshi Suzuki marries]. Sports Hochi (in Japanese). 2019-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-23.

v t e Orix Buffaloes current roster
Pitchers	00 Anderson Espinoza 11 Shunpeita Yamashita 12 Kōhei Azuma 13 Hiroya Miyagi 14 Yūki Udagawa 15 Ren Mukunoki 16 Yoshihisa Hirano 17 Ryūhei Sotani 19 Taisuke Yamaoka 20 Shōta Abe 21 Sōichirō Yamazaki 22 Ryōta Muranishi 23 Kōsei Yoshida 26 Kyōsuke Saitoh 28 Ryōga Tomiyama 29 Daiki Tajima 35 Motoki Higa 42 Andrés Machado 43 Yuito Mae 46 Hitomi Honda 48 Kaisei Tōmatsu 52 Kaede Yokoyama 54 Luis Castillo 56 Atsuya Kogita 57 Nobuyoshi Yamada 58 Kazutomo Iguchi 59 Luis Perdomo 63 Kōsuke Kawachi 66 Hiroshi Suzuki 93 Kazuma Satoh 94 Kento Kawase 95 Kaito Saiki 96 Taito Takashima 97 Seiryū Kotajima 98 Ryūsei Gonda
Catchers	2 Kenya Wakatsuki 4 Tomoya Mori 32 Shō Fukunaga 37 Ryō Ishikawa 44 Yūma Tongū 62 Shūna Hori
Infielders	3 Ryōichi Adachi 5 Masahiro Nishino 6 Yūma Mune 8 Marwin González 9 Tomoya Noguchi 10 Kōji Ohshiro 24 Kōtarō Kurebayashi 25 Hō Naitoh 30 Taishi Hirooka 31 Ryō Ohta 34 Seiya Yokoyama 36 Tatsuya Yamaashi 40 Leandro Cedeño 53 Shō Gibo 64 Kōsei Ohsato 67 Keita Nakagawa
Outfielders	0 Haruto Watanabe 1 Shūhei Fukuda 7 Ryōma Nishikawa 27 Kendai Gen 33 Ryū Sugisawa 38 Ryōto Kita 39 Ryōma Ikeda 41 Kōdai Sano 45 Cody Thomas 50 Yūya Oda 55 T-Okada 61 Tokumasa Chano 99 Yūtarō Sugimoto
Development pitchers	003 Yuito Nakata 032 Kaito Iriyama 041 Hiroto Suga 042 Kaito Ōe 043 Riku Miyaguni 044 Taketo Ashida 130 Taiki Ono
Development catchers	034 Kyōichirō Murakami
Development infielders	045 Sōta Kawano 124 Kyōhei Ueno 126 Kazuya Katsuki
Development outfielders	004 Yamato Hirano 020 Takayuki Yamanaka 123 Motohide Kinoshita
First squad coaching	Manager: 78 Satoshi Nakajima Head coach: 88 Katsumi Mizumoto General fielding coach: 76 Naoyuki Kazaoka Pitching coaches: 75 Kazuyuki Atsuzawa, 72 Masafumi Hirai, 73 Rui Makino, 71 Mamoru Kishida Batting coaches: 79 Ryūtarō Tsuji, 83 Eiichi Koyano, 85 Shinji Takahashi Infield defense/base running coaches: 77 Eishin Soyogi, 80 Shūhei Kojima, 3 Ryōichi Adachi Outfield defense/base running coaches: 81 Sō Taguchi, 70 Yūsuke Matsui Battery coaches: 87 Toshio Saitoh, 74 Katsuki Yamazaki
Second squad coaching	Manager: 89 Hiroshi Kobayashi Patrol head coach: Seiichiro Nakagaki Chief development coach: 90 Toshio Haru Development coaches: 86 Shintarō Yoshida, 84 Kōhei Suzuki, 91 Daisuke Iida

v t e Chunichi Dragons 2017 NPB Draft Picks
Draft Picks	1: Hiroshi Suzuki 2: Shō Ishikawa 3: Wataru Takamatsu 4: Tatsuya Shimizu 5: Kōsuke Itō 6: Takumi Yamamoto
Development Players	1: Akito Ōkura 2: Kento Marc Ishida

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