Yusuke Matsui (松井 佑介, born July 10, 1987, in Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who is currently coach for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in NPB for the Chunichi Dragons and Buffaloes.

Yusuke Matsui
Orix Buffaloes – No. 70
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1987-07-10) July 10, 1987 (age 37)
Hirano-ku, Osaka
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
March 26, 2010, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
October 31, 2020, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.233
Home runs9
Hits140
RBI49
Stolen bases1
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Orix Buffaloes (2021–present)

Career

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Chunichi Dragons selected Matsui with the forth selection in the 2009 NPB draft [jp].[1]

On March 26, 2010, Matsui made his NPB debut.

On December 2, 2020, he become a free agent.[2] On December 2, 2020, he become a batting coach for Buffaloes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "中日ドラゴンズ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "新コーチングスタッフ決定のお知らせ". オリックスバファローズ (in Japanese). December 8, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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