Toru Hosokawa
Hosokawa with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2017
Hinokuni Salamanders
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1980-01-04) January 4, 1980
Hiranai, Aomori, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 22, 2002, for the Seibu Lions
Last NPB appearance
November 9, 2020, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.203
Home runs84
Runs batted in367
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Toru Hosokawa (細川 亨, Hosokawa Tōru, born in Hiranai, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher who is currently a manager for the Hinokuni Salamanders of Kyusyu Independence professional baseball league. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions/Saitama Seibu Lions, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines.

Career

Playing career

Hosokawa selected Seibu Lions in the 2001 NPB draft.[1]

On September 22, 2002, Hosokawa made his NPB debut.

On November 9, 2020, Hosokawa announced his retirement.[2]

Managing career

On December 8, 2020, Hosoya become manager for the Hinokuni Salamanders of Kyusyu Independence professional baseball league.[3]

References

  1. "西武ライオンズ 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. "細川選手引退のお知らせ". 千葉ロッテマリーンズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  3. "熊本新球団監督に細川亨氏 火の国サラマンダーズ". サンスポ (in Japanese). December 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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