Harutomo Tsuji
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| Harutomo Tsuji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Tsuji with the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Infielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: August 11, 1994 Komono, Mie Prefecture, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| June 12, 2015, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| October 1, 2018, for the Yomiuri Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harutomo Tsuji (辻東倫, Tsuji Harutomo; born August 11, 1994) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder and current member of the Japan national Baseball5 team, where he plays as right-handed batter and pitcher. Tsuji spent five seasons playing for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Tsuji was born on August 11, 1994, in Komono, Mie Prefecture. He played baseball for the Komono High School. On October 25, 2012, he was selected by the Yomiuri Giants in the 2012 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[1]
In 2014 he was part of the Japanese team that won the silver medal at the 2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup.[2][3]
Tsuji made his professional debut with the Giants on June 12, 2015, as a pinch runner. The next day, June 13, he played as a starter as third baseman and seven batter in the Giants lineup. In 2016 he played in 15 games, achieving his first professional hit on May 4 against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. In 2017 he played 18 games.[4]
In 2018, he suffered a right thigh strain. He played 66 game with the Giants minor league team and eight games with the major league team. On October 30, he was notified that he was no longer part of the team. He announced his retirement on December 8, citing his desire to remain with the Yomiuri Giants as a staff member.[4][5]
After retiring, he became a coach in the Giants Academy.[5]