Masanori Taguchi

Masanori Taguchi
Masanori Taguchi
	Taguchi with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Yomiuri Giants
	Catcher / Coach
	Born: August 26, 1970 (age 56); Fujishiro, Ibaraki, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	June 24, 1994, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last NPB appearance
	October 15, 2005, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
Batting average	.199
Home runs	18
Hits	224
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player Nippon-Ham Fighters (1993–2002); Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2002–2005); As coach Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2009–2010); Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2015); Saitama Seibu Lions (2016); Chiba Lotte Marines (2017); Yomiuri Giants (2026–present);
Career highlights and awards
	1× Japan Series champion (2003);
	Last updated on: 2 January 2026

Masanori Taguchi (田口昌徳, born 26 August 1970) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball catcher.^[1]

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Masanori Taguchi
Taguchi with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Yomiuri Giants
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1970-08-26) August 26, 1970 (age 56) Fujishiro, Ibaraki, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
June 24, 1994, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters
Last NPB appearance
October 15, 2005, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
Batting average	.199
Home runs	18
Hits	224
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
As player Nippon-Ham Fighters (1993–2002) Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2002–2005) As coach Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2009–2010) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2015) Saitama Seibu Lions (2016) Chiba Lotte Marines (2017) Yomiuri Giants (2026–present)
Career highlights and awards
1× Japan Series champion (2003)
Last updated on: 2 January 2026