Yuichi Matsumoto
| Yuichi Matsumoto | |
|---|---|
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| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 82 | |
| First baseman/Outfielder/Coach | |
| Born: December 18, 1980 São Paulo, Brazil | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| May 30, 2002, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 4, 2015, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
| NPB statistics (through 2015) | |
| Batting average | .263 |
| Hits | 240 |
| Home runs | 11 |
| RBI | 115 |
| Stolen bases | 1 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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Daniel Yuichi Matsumoto (松元 ユウイチ, Matsumoto Yūichi, born December 18, 1980) is a Brazilian professional baseball first baseman who plays for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball.
He was born in São Paulo, in 1980. He joined the Yakult Swallows in 1999, and acquired Japanese nationality in 2004.[1]
He represented Brazil at the 2002 Intercontinental Cup and 2013 World Baseball Classic.
References[]
- ^ "日系ブラジル人のユウイチ WBCブラジル代表に内定" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Brazilian baseball players
- Brazilian people of Japanese descent
- Japanese baseball players
- Yakult Swallows players
- Tokyo Yakult Swallows players
- 2013 World Baseball Classic players
- Japanese people of Brazilian descent
- People from São Paulo (state)
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders
- Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
- Japanese baseball biography stubs