Atsushi Fujimoto | |||||||||||||||
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Hanshin Tigers – No. 74 | |||||||||||||||
Infielder / Coach | |||||||||||||||
Born: Akashi, Hyogo, Japan | October 4, 1977|||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
April 14, 2001, for the Hanshin Tigers | |||||||||||||||
Last NPB appearance | |||||||||||||||
September 24, 2013, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2013 season) | |||||||||||||||
Batting average | .251 | ||||||||||||||
Run batted in | 208 | ||||||||||||||
Hits | 519 | ||||||||||||||
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Atsushi Fujimoto (藤本 敦士, Fujimoto Atsushi, born October 4, 1977) is a former professional baseball player from Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan. After a nine-year career for the Hanshin Tigers, Fujimoto finished his career with the Tokyo Yakult Swallows before retiring at the end of the 2013 season. On 6 November 2014 it was announced that Fujimoto will return to Hanshin as an infield and baserunning coach for the farm team.[1]
He joined the Japanese Olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal. He played in every inning of every game in the olympic tournament for the Japanese team.
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[edit]- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)