Takumi Ohshiro

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Takumi Ohshiro
Ohshiro with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants – No. 24
Catcher/ Infielder
Born: (1993-02-11) February 11, 1993 (age 31)
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 30, 2018, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.263
Home runs59
Runs batted in223
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
World Baseball Classic
Gold medal – first place 2023 Miami Team

Takumi Ohshiro (大城 卓三, Ohshiro Takumi, born February 11, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher and infielder for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Career

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On November 16, 2018, he was selected for the Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[1]

On June 3, 2020, it was announced that Ohshiro and Giants teammate Hayato Sakamoto both tested positive for COVID-19.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Yomiuri Giants' Sakamoto, Oshiro Positive for Coronavirus" nippon.com
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