Shuta Tonosaki

Shuta Tonosaki (外崎 修汰, Tonosaki Shūta, born December 20, 1992 in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan), nicknamed "Apple Punch",[1] is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Shuta Tonosaki
Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 5
Utility player
Born: (1992-12-20) December 20, 1992
Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan
Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
July 8, 2015, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
NPB statistics
(through 2019)
Batting average.265
Home runs57
RBI214
Stolen bases85
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
WBSC Premier12
2019 Tokyo Team

He was selected 2018 NPB All-Star game.[2]

International career

Tonosaki represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series and 2019 WBSC Premier12.

On October 10, 2018, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[3]

On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[4]

References
  1. Daisuke Nakajima (July 31, 2018). "外崎修汰は美味しい男。 「アップルパンチ」は好機に強く、右が強烈！". web Sportiva Love Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. "マイナビオールスターゲーム2018 出場者". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). July 3, 2018.
  3. "「2018日米野球」に出場する侍ジャパントップチーム選手全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). October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  4. "「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.


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