Takumi Ohshiro

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Takumi Ohshiro
Ohshiro with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants – No. 24
Catcher
Born: (1993-02-11) February 11, 1993 (age 31)
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 30, 2018, for the Yomiuri Giants
Last appearance
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NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.263
Home runs59
Runs batted in223
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place 2023 Miami Team

Takumi Ohshiro (大城 卓三, Ohshiro Takumi, born February 11, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Career[edit]

On November 16, 2018, he was selected for the Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[1]

On June 3, 2020, it was announced that Ohshiro and Giants teammate Hayato Sakamoto both tested positive for COVID-19.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる". 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Yomiuri Giants' Sakamoto, Oshiro Positive for Coronavirus" nippon.com

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