Arihito Muramatsu (村松 有人, born December 12, 1972) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder, and current the first squad hitting corch for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1]
| Arihito Muramatsu | |
|---|---|
 Muramatsu with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 93 | |
| Outfielder / Coach | |
| Born: December 12, 1972 Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 11, 1992, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| March 22, 1992, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |
| NPB statistics (through 2010) | |
| Batting average | .277 |
| Hits | 1,380 |
| Home Runs | 18 |
| RBI | 393 |
| Stolen bases | 270 |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Last updated on: 4 April 2024 | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Baseball | ||
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Athens 2004 | Team Competition |
He previously played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, Fukuoka SoftBank and the Orix Buffaloes.
Professional career
editActive player era
editOn November 24, 1990, Muramatsu was drafted 6th round pick by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the 1990 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]
He made his debut in the Pacific League during the 1992 season, playing in 39 games.[2]
In the 1996 season, he led the Pacific League with 58 steals to win the Pacific League stolen base leader and Pacific League Best Nine Award.[2]
On July 1, 2003, Muramatsu recorded a hit for the cycle. Atsunori Inaba of the Yakult Swallows also recorded a hit for the cycle on the same day, the first time in NPB history.[3] He also finished fifth all-time in NPB records with 13 triples.[2] And he had won the Japanese Golden Glove award in outfield from 2003 to 2004.
Starting in the 2004 season he exercised his free agent rights and joined the Orix Buffaloes, where he played for five seasons until the 2008 season.[2]
In the 2009 season, Muramatsu returned to the Hawks in a trade for Naoyuki Ohmura, played two seasons, and retired after the 2010 season.[2]
Muramatsu played in 1673 games during his 20-season career, batting average .277 with 1380 hits, 18 home runs, 393 RBI, and 270 stolen bases.
After retirement
editAfter his retirement, Muramatsu became the scout in charge of the Tokai region for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.[4]
He had been the third squad outfield defense and base coach since the 2014 season and the first squad outfield defense and base coach since the 2017 season.[5][6]
He was transferred to the first squad hitting coach since the 2024 season.[1]
International career
editMuramathu joined the Japan national baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.[2]
On February 6, 2015, he was appointed as Japan national baseball team's outfield defense and base running coach for the GLOBAL BASEBALL MATCH 2015 Samurai Japan vs. Europe.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2023/12/02 (土) プレスリリース 2024年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). December 2, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Weekly Baseball online player data 村松有人(むらまつありひと) 外野手 左投左打" (in Japanese). Weekly Baseball online. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "imidas current affairs dictionary 稲葉篤紀／村松有人 サイクル安打を同日達成" (in Japanese). imidas by Shueisha. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2010/11/08(月) プレスリリース 人事について". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 8, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2013/10/28(月) プレスリリース 2軍監督及びコーチ人事について". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 28, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2017年 コーチングスタッフについてlanguage=ja-JP". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ "Japan national baseball team Official site press release 選手発表 「GLOBAL BASEBALL MATCH 2015 侍ジャパン 対 欧州代表」コーチングスタッフについて". Japan national baseball team Official site (in Japanese). February 6, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
- 93 Arihito Muramatsu PLAYERS2024 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site
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