Naoki Matoba
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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| Chiba Lotte Marines – No. 72 | |
| Catcher / Coach | |
| Born: May 9, 1977 Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| 2000, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
| NPB statistics (through 2011) | |
| Batting average | .161 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| RBI | 42 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach | |
Matoba is an ordained priest within the Ōtani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism.
References
- "ニックネーム". 千葉ロッテマリーンズ オフィシャルサイト 「マリンフェスタ」特設サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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