Junji Hoshino

On November 21, 1997, Hoshino was drafted fourth overall by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the 1997 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.^[2]

During the 1998 season, he made his Pacific League debut and pitched in two games.^[3]

In the second year of his career, he posted a 10-8 win–loss record and a 3.98 ERA in 21 games pitched, and contributed to the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks' first Pacific League championship.^[2][3]

He recorded 13 wins in the 2001 season, his most as a starting pitcher.^[3]

In his 11-season career, Hoshino pitched in a total of 156 games, recorded to a 50–48 win–loss record, one hold, and a 4.26 ERA.^[3] He retired during the 2008 season.

After his retirement, Hoshino served as assistant conditioning coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from the 2009 and 2010 seasons.^[4] He moved to the Hawks' front office in the 2011 season, where he served as a staff member in charge of development, director of development, and head of the development department.^[2][5]

He serve as the fourth squad pitcher's coordinator since the 2023 season.^[1]

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Career statistics - NPB.jp (in Japanese)
• 020 Junji Hoshino PLAYERS2024 - Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site