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 Okamoto with the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri Giants – No. 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Infielder, Outfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: (1996-06-30) June 30, 1996 (age 28) Gojō, Nara, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bats: RightThrows: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| August 28, 2015, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .272 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hits | 857 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 206 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| RBI | 585 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Kazuma Okamoto (岡本 和真, Okamoto Kazuma, born June 30, 1996) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yomiuri Giants of 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 and the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.
References
- "「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.
- "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 from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Gigantes de Carolina (baseball) players
- Japanese expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico
- Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen
- Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen
- Baseball people from Nara Prefecture
- Yomiuri Giants players
- 2023 World Baseball Classic players
- World Baseball Classic players of Japan
- Japanese baseball infielder stubs