Masaumi Shimizu (清水 将海, Shimizu Masaumi, born January 9, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball Catcher ,and current the second squad battery coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1]
| Masaumi Shimizu | |
|---|---|
 Shimizu with the Chunichi Dragons when active player era. | |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 83 | |
| Catcher / Coach | |
| Born: January 9, 1975 Takasaki, Gunma, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| April 5, 1997, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| August 9, 2011, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| NPB statistics (through 2011) | |
| Batting average | .212 |
| Home runs | 9 |
| RBI | 119 |
| Hits | 314 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Last updated on: 7 December 2023 | |
He previously played for the Chiba Lotte Marines, the Chunichi Dragons, and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.[2]
Early baseball career edit
Shimizu went on to Aoyama Gakuin University, where he won the 1996 Japan National Collegiate Baseball Championship with classmates Tadahito Iguchi, Shinji Kurano, and Toshikazu Sawazaki. They also defeated Sumitomo Metal Industries, a corporate baseball club, in the 1996 All-Japan Amateur Baseball Championship in their senior year.[3]
Professional career edit
Active player era edit
On November 21, 1996, Shimizu was drafted first round pick by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the 1996 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[4]
He debuted in the Pacific League in his rookie season of 1997, played in 77 games.[4] During the 2001 season he became a regular catcher, playing in a career-high 123 games.[4]
He played eight seasons for the Marines but was traded to the Chunichi Dragons after the 2004 season.[4]
Shimizu played only 48 games in the Central League in five and a half seasons with the Dragons, and on June 25, 2010 he was traded to the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in exchange for Koji Mise.[4][2]
He played one and a half seasons with the Hawks and announced his retirement on October 7, 2011.[5]
In his 15-season career, Shimizu played a total of 683 games, batting .212 with 314 hits, nine home runs, and 119 RBI.
After retirement edit
After his retirement, Shimizu became the second squad battery coach for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks in the 2012 season.[5] He also served as a third squad battery coach from the 2014-2015 season and as a first squad coach from the 2016-2017 season.[1]
He served as the first squad battery coach for the Chiba Lotte Marines from the 2018-2022 season.[4]
On November 1, 2022, Shimizu announced at a press conference that he will serve as the fourth squad battery coach from the 2023 season.[6]
On December 2, 2023, he was transferred to the second squad battery coach.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "Sports Nippon baseball news ソフトB・三瀬、中日・清水の交換トレード成立". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). June 25, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Weekly Baseball online News & Column 小久保氏と井口監督、母校に帰る。黄金時代・青学大の思い出とは？". Weekly Baseball online (in Japanese). December 7, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f ""Weekly Baseball online player data 清水将海(しみずまさうみ) 捕手 右投右打" (in Japanese). Weekly Baseball online. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2011/10/07(金) 清水将海選手 現役引退及び2軍バッテリーコーチ就任のお知らせ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 7, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks team's News 2022/11/01(火) 球団 斉藤和コーチ、寺原コーチ、清水コーチが就任会見「ホークスに恩返しを」". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
External links edit
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
- 83 Masaumi Shimizu PLAYERS2024 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site
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