Shingo Usami
Japanese baseball player (born 1993)
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Shingo Usami (宇佐見 真吾, Usami Shingo; born June 4, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher and infielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
| Shingo Usami | |
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Usami catching for the Dragons in September 2023 | |
| Chunichi Dragons – No. 39 | |
| Catcher, Infielder | |
| Born: June 4, 1993 Matsudo, Chiba, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 8, 2017, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| NPB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .236 |
| Home runs | 19 |
| RBI | 92 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
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Professional career
Yomiuri Giants
On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[1]
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
On June 26, 2019, Usami and teammate, pitcher Mitsuo Yoshikawa were traded to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in exchange for pitchers, Yohei Kagiya and Takahiro Fujioka.[2]
Chunichi Dragons
On June 19, 2023, Usami was traded alongside Koki Saito to the Chunichi Dragons in exchange for Yūya Gunji and Takumi Yamamoto.[3]
Personal life
On November 6, 2022 Usami and Reni Takagi, a member of Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z, announced through their respective social media accounts that they had married. They divorced about a little over a year later, on December 14, 2023.[4]
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