Shuta Tonosaki
Japanese baseball player (born 1992)
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Shuta Tonosaki (外崎 修汰, Tonosaki Shūta; born December 20, 1992 in Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan), nicknamed "Apple Punch",[1] is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
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| Saitama Seibu Lions – No. 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Utility player | |||||||||||||||
| Born: December 20, 1992 Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan | |||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||
| NPB debut | |||||||||||||||
| July 8, 2015, for the Saitama Seibu Lions | |||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .248 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 101 | ||||||||||||||
| RBI | 418 | ||||||||||||||
| Stolen bases | 162 | ||||||||||||||
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Career
He was selected 2018 NPB All-Star game.[2]
Tonosaki was also named an All–Star in 2023.[citation needed]
International career
Tonosaki represented the Japan national baseball team in the 2017 Asia Professional Baseball Championship, 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series and 2019 WBSC Premier12.
On October 10, 2018, he was selected Japan national baseball team at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series.[3]
On October 1, 2019, he was selected at the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[4]
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