| Toru Hosokawa | |
|---|---|
 Hosokawa with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2017 | |
| Hinokuni Salamanders | |
| Catcher / Manager | |
| Born: January 4, 1980 Hiranai, Aomori, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 22, 2002, for the Seibu Lions | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| November 9, 2020, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Batting average | .203 |
| Home runs | 84 |
| Runs batted in | 367 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Toru Hosokawa (細川 亨, Hosokawa Tōru, born in Hiranai, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher who is currently a manager for the Hinokuni Salamanders of Kyusyu Independence professional baseball league. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions/Saitama Seibu Lions, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines.
Career
[edit]Playing career
[edit]Hosokawa selected Seibu Lions in the 2001 NPB draft.[1]
On September 22, 2002, Hosokawa made his NPB debut.
On November 9, 2020, Hosokawa announced his retirement.[2]
Managing career
[edit]On December 8, 2020, Hosoya become manager for the Hinokuni Salamanders of Kyusyu Independence professional baseball league.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "西武ライオンズ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "細川選手引退のお知らせ". 千葉ロッテマリーンズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- ^ "熊本新球団監督に細川亨氏 火の国サラマンダーズ". サンスポ (in Japanese). December 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
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