Yuichi Matsumoto
Daniel Yuichi Matsumoto (松元 ユウイチ, Matsumoto Yūichi, born December 18, 1980) is a Brazilian professional baseball first baseman who plays for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball.
| Yuichi Matsumoto | |||
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| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 82 | |||
| First baseman/Outfielder/Coach | |||
| Born: December 18, 1980 São Paulo, Brazil | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| May 30, 2002, for the Yakult Swallows | |||
| Last NPB appearance | |||
| October 4, 2015, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2015) | |||
| Batting average | .263 | ||
| Hits | 240 | ||
| Home runs | 11 | ||
| RBI | 115 | ||
| Stolen bases | 1 | ||
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He was born in São Paulo, in 1980. He joined the Yakult Swallows in 1999, and acquired Japanese nationality in 2004.[1]
He represented Brazil at the 2002 Intercontinental Cup and 2013 World Baseball Classic.
References
- "日系ブラジル人のユウイチ WBCブラジル代表に内定" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
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