Tomochika Tsuboi

Tomochika Tsuboi
Tomochika Tsuboi
Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 77
	Outfielder / Coach
	Born: February 19, 1974 (age 47); Tokyo
	Bats: Left Throws: Left
NPB debut
	April 3, 1998, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
At bats	3348
Hits	976
RBIs	265
Teams
	As player Hanshin Tigers (1998–2002); Nippon-Ham Fighters; Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2003–2010); Orix Buffaloes (2011); San Rafael Pacifics (2012); Gary SouthShore RailCats (2012); Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings (2012); Edinburg Roadrunners (2013); Lancaster Barnstormers (2014); As coach Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2015 – present);
	Last updated on: 28 August 2013

Tomochika Tsuboi (Japanese: 坪井智哉, born February 19, 1974 in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese baseball outfielder. He previously played in the NPB for 13 seasons, starting in 1998. His professional career started with the Hanshin Tigers, but he was traded to the Nippon-Ham Fighters for Toshihiro Noguchi after the 2002 season. His stint with Nippon Ham was his longest with the same team, lasting through 2010. He then played briefly for the Orix Buffaloes, his final season in Japanese pro ball. He declined a coaching position with the Fighters and since 2012 has played in various American independent leagues.

Biography[]

NPB statistics[]

SEASON	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG
1998	HT	123	413	63	135	26	2	2	21	38	80	7	5	.327
1999	HT	134	530	75	161	30	1	5	43	50	90	6	10	.304
2000	HT	128	489	49	133	14	4	4	32	50	83	6	6	.272
2001	HT	43	128	12	28	7	2	2	11	11	30	1	1	.219
2002	HT	24	68	8	17	3	0	1	6	5	19	1	0	.250
2003	NHF	123	443	70	146	26	3	5	40	52	79	13	5	.330
2004	HNHF	89	359	53	102	23	2	11	43	43	64	4	6	.284
2005	HNHF	98	314	39	97	10	1	2	19	31	54	5	3	.309
2006	HNHF	25	47	4	9	2	0	0	1	2	10	0	0	.191
2007	HNHF	100	276	26	78	7	2	0	23	17	53	6	2	.283
2008	HNHF	26	50	2	11	2	0	0	1	1	7	0	0	.220
2009	HNHF	84	146	13	39	8	0	0	15	5	23	0	0	.267
2010	HNHF	36	77	7	18	3	1	0	9	4	19	1	0	.234
2011	OBs	3	8	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.250
Total	---	1036	3348	421	976	162	18	32	265	263	613	50	38	.292

External links[]

Tsubochika Spirits Official blog (in Japanese)

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Pitchers	11 Katsuki Azuma 12 13 14 Kenta Ishida 16 Shinichi Ohnuki 17 Kazuki Mishima 19 Yasuaki Yamasaki 20 21 Shota Imanaga 22 24 26 Haruhiro Hamaguchi 27 Taiga Kamichatani 28 30 Satoshi Iizuka 34 Shingo Hirata 35 Tomoya Mikami 40 41 42 Fernando Romero 43 Takuya Shindoh 45 Michael Peoples 46 Kenjiro Tanaka 47 Yoshiki Sunada 48 Masaya Kyoyama 49 Kevin Shackelford 53 54 56 58 Yuta Mutoh 59 Kentaro Taira 62 Edwin Escobar 67 64 Ren Kazahari 93 94
Catchers	10 Yasutaka Tobashira 29 Hikaru Itoh 32 36 Shuto Takajoh 39 Hiroki Minei 50 57
Infielders	0 Daisuke Nakai 2 Shugo Maki 4 Yukiya Itoh 5 Toshihiko Kuramoto 6 Keito Mori 9 Yamato 31 Tatsuhiro Shibata 38 Shunta Tanaka 44 51 Toshiro Miyazaki 55 60 66 Kouki Yamashita 99 Neftalí Soto
Outfielders	00 Shumei Miyamoto 1 Masayuki Kuwahara 7 Keita Sano 8 Kazuki Kamizato 23 Tyler Austin 33 Tomo Otosaka 37 52 Seiya Hosokawa 61 63 Taiki Sekine
Development pitchers	100 101 102 106 Ryosuke Miyaguni 107 109 110
Development infielders	108
First squad coaching	Manager: 81 Daisuke Miura Head coach: 83 Michio Aoyama Batting coaches: 77 Tomochika Tsuboi, 84 Ikki Shimamura Pitching coaches: 73 Atsushi Kizuka, 72 Takeo Kawamura Infield defense and base running coach: 88 Yasuo Nagaike Outfield defense and base running coach: 71 Masaaki Koike Battery coach: 79 Shinji Niinuma Bullpen and battery coaches: 89 Patrol hitting coach: 76 Tomio Tashiro
Second squad coaching	Manager: 87 Toshihisa Nishi General coach: 82 Takashi Manei Batting coaches: 90 Iwao Ohmura, 70 Tatsuya Shimozono Pitching coaches: 78 Tomokazu Ohka, 86 Shigeki Ushida, 95 Yoshiaki Fujioka Defense and base running coaches: 85 Shigeo Yanagida, 97 Hiroyasu Tanaka Battery coach: 74 Kazunari Tsuruoka

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Tomochika Tsuboi

Yokohama DeNA BayStars – No. 77
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1974-02-19) February 19, 1974 (age 47) Tokyo
Bats: Left Throws: Left
NPB debut
April 3, 1998, for the Hanshin Tigers
NPB statistics
At bats	3348
Hits	976
RBIs	265

Teams
As player Hanshin Tigers (1998–2002) Nippon-Ham Fighters Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2003–2010) Orix Buffaloes (2011) San Rafael Pacifics (2012) Gary SouthShore RailCats (2012) Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings (2012) Edinburg Roadrunners (2013) Lancaster Barnstormers (2014) As coach Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2015 – present)
Last updated on: 28 August 2013