Toru Hosokawa

Toru Hosokawa
Toru Hosokawa
	Hosokawa with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2017
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 87
	Catcher / Manager / Coach
	Born: January 4, 1980 (age 46); Hiranai, Aomori, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	September 22, 2002, for the Seibu Lions
Last NPB appearance
	November 9, 2020, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
Batting average	.203
Home runs	84
Runs batted in	367
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player Seibu Lions/Saitama Seibu Lions (2002–2010); Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2011–2016); Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2017–2018); Chiba Lotte Marines (2019–2020); As manager Hinokuni Salamanders (2021); As coach Rokitechno Toyama (2022–2024); Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2025–present);
Career highlights and awards
	As player NPB All-Star (2008); 2× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2008, 2011); 2× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2008, 2011); 5× Japan Series champion (2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015); As coach Japan Series champion (2025);

Toru Hosokawa (細川亨, Hosokawa Tōru; born in Hiranai, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions/Saitama Seibu Lions, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and Chiba Lotte Marines.

Playing career

Toru Hosokawa
Hosokawa with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2017
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 87
Catcher / Manager / Coach
Born: (1980-01-04) January 4, 1980 (age 46) Hiranai, Aomori, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 22, 2002, for the Seibu Lions
Last NPB appearance
November 9, 2020, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
Batting average	.203
Home runs	84
Runs batted in	367
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
As player Seibu Lions/Saitama Seibu Lions (2002–2010) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2011–2016) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2017–2018) Chiba Lotte Marines (2019–2020) As manager Hinokuni Salamanders (2021) As coach Rokitechno Toyama (2022–2024) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2025–present)
Career highlights and awards
As player NPB All-Star (2008) 2× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2008, 2011) 2× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2008, 2011) 5× Japan Series champion (2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015) As coach Japan Series champion (2025)