Seiji Kobayashi
| Seiji Kobayashi | |||||||||||||||
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 Kobayashi with the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||
| Yomiuri Giants – No. 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Catcher | |||||||||||||||
| Born: June 7, 1989 Sakai, Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| March 24, 2014, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||
| NPB statistics (through 2023 season) | |||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .208 | ||||||||||||||
| Hits | 359 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 142 | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Seiji Kobayashi (小林 誠司; born June 7, 1989)[1] is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Career
[edit]Kobayashi attended Doshisha University, where he played for the school's baseball team. The Yomiuri Giants selected Kobayashi in the 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]
In 2018, he was selected 2018 NPB All-Star game.[3]
International career
[edit]Kobayashi represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2014 MLB Japan All-Star Series, 2015 exhibition games against Europe, 2017 World Baseball Classic,[4][5] 2019 exhibition games against Mexico and 2019 WBSC Premier12.[6][7]
And also, on November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Seiji Kobayashi Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ Doshisha Graduate Seiji KOBAYASHI Picked in the Giant’s First-round Draft! | Spotlights AY2013 | Doshisha University
- ↑ "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 ファン投票結果". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Kobayashi's game-tying single". MLB.com. March 14, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ Coskrey, Jason (March 18, 2017). "Backstop Kobayashi plays big role for Japan". The Japan Times. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "「ENEOS 侍ジャパンシリーズ2019」出場選手決定について". 野球日本代表 侍ジャパン オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ↑ "8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる". 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference (Minors)
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