| Ryo Yoshimoto | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg){kind=spacer} Yoshimoto in 2017 | |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 77 | |
| Infielder / Coach | |
| Born: May 8, 1980 Uki, Kumamoto, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 30, 2001, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
| Last appearance | |
| July 3, 2010, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |
| NPB statistics (through 2011) | |
| Batting average | .227 |
| Hits | 54 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 34 |
| Stolen base | 1 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach
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Ryo Yoshimoto (吉本 亮, Yoshimoto Ryo, born May 8, 1980) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder, and current second squad hitting coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1] He previously played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.[2]
Early baseball career
[edit]Yoshimoto went on to Kyushu Gakuin High School, where he participated in the 80th Japanese High School Baseball Championship in the summer of his junior year with Hisashi Takayama, a year below him.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Active player era
[edit]On November 20, 1998, Yoshimoto was drafted by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the 1998 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[4]
He played only 95 games in his 10 seasons with the Hawks.[5] And he became a free agent in the offseason of 2008 and moved to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the 2009 season.[6]
He played 54 games in three seasons with the Swallows but decided to retire as a free agent after the 2011 season.[5][7]
Yoshimoto had a total of 149 games played as an active player with a .227 batting average, 54 hits, one home run, and 34 RBI.[5]
After retirement
[edit]Yoshimoto served on the team operations staff of the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from the 2012-2017 season and became the hitting coach for the third squad in the 2018 season.[4]
He has served as second squad hitting coach since the 2022 season, and the first squad hitting coach since the 2023 season.[8]
On December 2, 2023, he was transferred to the second squad hitting coach.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2023/12/02 (土) プレスリリース 2024年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
- ^ "Ryo Yoshimoto". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ "Kyushu Gakuin News 同窓会のおしらせ S51(1999年卒）の同級生、末續慎吾氏・吉本亮氏が共に活躍！". Kyushu Gakuin Official site (in Japanese). October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ a b "Nikkansports Sports baseball news ソフトバンク吉本３軍コーチ「しくじり先生」になる". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 11, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Weekly Baseball online player data Weekly Baseball 吉本亮(よしもとりょう)". Weekly Baseball online (in Japanese). Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Nikkansports Sports baseball news ヤクルトが前中日森岡ら3選手の入団発表". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). December 5, 2008. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Sports Nippon baseball news ヤクルト 高市、吉本らに戦力外通告". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). October 9, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Nikkansports Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】吉本１軍打撃コーチ「ちょっともう異次元にいった」同郷の後輩「村神様」に脱帽". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 27, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
- 77 Ryo Yoshimoto PLAYERS2024 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site
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