Tomochika Tsuboi

Tomochika Tsuboi
Tomochika Tsuboi
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 87
	Outfielder / Coach
	Born: February 19, 1974 (age 52); Tokyo
	Batted: Left Threw: Left
NPB debut
	April 3, 1998, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last NPB appearance
	June 30, 2011, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics
At bats	3348
Hits	976
RBIs	265
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player Hanshin Tigers (1998–2002); Nippon-Ham Fighters; Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2003–2010); Orix Buffaloes (2011); As coach Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2015–2021); Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2025–);
	Last updated on: 21 December 2024

At bats3348

RBIs265

Tomochika Tsuboi (Japanese: 坪井智哉, born February 19, 1974, in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese baseball outfielder. He previously played in the NPB for 13 seasons, starting in 1998. His professional career started with the Hanshin Tigers, but he was traded to the Nippon-Ham Fighters for Toshihiro Noguchi after the 2002 season. His stint with Nippon Ham was his longest with the same team, lasting through 2010. He then played briefly for the Orix Buffaloes, his final season in Japanese pro ball. He declined a coaching position with the Fighters and since 2012 has played in various American independent leagues.

SEASON	TEAM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG
1998	T	123	413	63	135	26	2	2	21	38	80	7	5	.327
1999	T	134	530	75	161	30	1	5	43	50	90	6	10	.304
2000	T	128	489	49	133	14	4	4	32	50	83	6	6	.272
2001	T	43	128	12	28	7	2	2	11	11	30	1	1	.219
2002	T	24	68	8	17	3	0	1	6	5	19	1	0	.250
2003	F	123	443	70	146	26	3	5	40	52	79	13	5	.330
2004	F	89	359	53	102	23	2	11	43	43	64	4	6	.284
2005	F	98	314	39	97	10	1	2	19	31	54	5	3	.309
2006	F	25	47	4	9	2	0	0	1	2	10	0	0	.191
2007	F	100	276	26	78	7	2	0	23	17	53	6	2	.283
2008	F	26	50	2	11	2	0	0	1	1	7	0	0	.220
2009	F	84	146	13	39	8	0	0	15	5	23	0	0	.267
2010	F	36	77	7	18	3	1	0	9	4	19	1	0	.234
2011	Bs	3	8	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.250
Total	---	1036	3348	421	976	162	18	32	265	263	613	50	38	.292

v t e Tokyo Yakult Swallows current roster
Pitchers	11 José Quijada 12 Taichi Ishiyama 15 Yūto Nakamura 17 Noboru Shimizu 18 Yasunobu Okugawa 19 Masanori Ishikawa 20 Naofumi Kizawa 21 Kojiro Yoshimura 24 Tomoya Hoshi 26 Taichi Yamano 28 Kengo Matsumoto 29 Yasuhiro Ogawa 30 Kōta Shōji 33 Taiyō Yamazaki 34 Kazuto Taguchi 35 Yūki Ishihara 40 Hirotoshi Takanashi 41 Takuya 43 Shōta Masui 44 Hiroki Ohnishi 45 Reiji Kozawa 46 Haruki Ohmichi 47 Keiji Takahashi 48 Yuto Kanakubo 49 Rengo Suzuki 53 Hiroki Hasegawa 56 Takumi Sakamoto 58 Nash Walters 61 Ryūto Iida 62 Jesús Liranzo 66 Kosuke Sakaguchi 68 Shōta Maruyama 69 Shunsuke Shimokawa 71 Shōhei Numata 99 Koyo Aoyagi
Catchers	2 Yudai Koga 27 Yuhei Nakamura 32 Naoki Matsumoto 48 Tomoya Kakinuma 52 Seiya Hashimoto 57 Taijirō Yano 65 Kyō Suzuki
Infielders	00 Yoshihiro Akahane 1 Tetsuto Yamada 3 Sōma Uchiyama 6 Ayuto Matsushita 7 Hideki Nagaoka 8 Eigoro Mogi 10 Takeshi Miyamoto 13 José Osuna 37 Kakeru Yamanobe 38 Takumi Ishii 39 Reo Matsukawa 50 Keigo Kitamura 54 Haruto Tanaka 60 Ryusei Takeoka 67 Ryūi Ito
Outfielders	0 Hidetaka Namiki 4 Kazuya Maruyama 9 Yasutaka Shiomi 25 Domingo Santana 31 Nikita Moiseyev 36 Ruito Nishimura 42 Ren Sawai 63 Shu Masuda 64 Yukihiro Iwata
Development pitchers	012 Yū Hirosawa 013 Hyūga Takeoka 014 Kōta Nishidate 015 Yume Komiya 016 Yūsei Nishihama 017 Shōsei 019 Takuma Satō
Development catchers	022 Ryūnosuke Matsumoto 027 Takuma Nakagawa
Development infielders	023 Kiyoharu Sawano 025 Tatsunori Negishi 026 Sōta Takano
Development outfielders	024 Montell
First squad coaching	Manager: 88 Takahiro Ikeyama Head coach: 82 Yuichi Matsumoto Pitching coaches: 81 Itsuki Shoda, 92 Tetsuya Yamamoto Battery coach: 83 Atsushi Kinugawa Hitting coaches: 80 Yuji Yoshioka, 87 Tomochika Tsuboi Infield defense and base running coach: 75 Takayuki Terauchi Outfield defense and base running coach: 95 Katsuyuki Dobashi
Second squad coaching	Manager: 79 Noriyuki Shiroishi Chief and pitching coach: 89 Tomohito Ito Pitching coaches: 91 Yoshinori, 76 Kyohei Muranaka Battery coach: 86 Masahiko Tanaka Hitting coaches: 78 Shoitsu Omatsu, 73 Shingo Kawabata, 85 Naomichi Nishiura Infield defense and base running coach: 74 Masayoshi Miwa Outfield defense and base running coach: 77 Kotaro Yamasaki

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Tomochika Tsuboi

Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 87
Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1974-02-19) February 19, 1974 (age 52) Tokyo
Batted: Left Threw: Left
NPB debut
April 3, 1998, for the Hanshin Tigers
Last NPB appearance
June 30, 2011, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics
At bats	3348
Hits	976
RBIs	265
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
As player Hanshin Tigers (1998–2002) Nippon-Ham Fighters Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2003–2010) Orix Buffaloes (2011) As coach Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2015–2021) Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2025–)
Last updated on: 21 December 2024