Takayoshi Noma (野間 峻祥, Noma Takayoshi, born January 28, 1993 in Miki, Hyōgo, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Takayoshi Noma
Noma with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 37
Outfielder
Born: (1993-01-28) January 28, 1993 (age 31)
Miki, Hyōgo, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
debut
March 27, 2015, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.261
Home runs10
Runs batted in88
Stolen Bases61
Teams

On February 27, 2019, he was selected for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico.[1]

He uses Dragostea Din Tei by Moldovan pop group O-Zone as his walk-up song, because "Numa Numa" in the lyrics sounds like "Noma Noma" to Japanese people.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019「日本 vs メキシコ」に出場するメンバー28名が決定". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "広島野間が感激 打席登場曲の世界的歌手からエール - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-04-01.
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