Shingo Usami
Shingo Usami (宇佐見 真吾, Usami Shingo, born June 4, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
| Shingo Usami | |
|---|---|
 Usami with the Yomiuri Giants | |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 30 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: June 4, 1993 Matsudo, Chiba, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| August 8, 2017, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
| NPB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Batting average | .210 |
| Home runs | 13 |
| RBI | 61 |
| Teams | |
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His wife is Reni Takagi, a member of Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z .
Professional career
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]
On June 26, 2019, Usami and teammate, pitcher Mitsuo Yoshikawa were traded to the Fighters for pitchers, Yohei Kagiya and Takahiro Fujioka.[2]
References
- "8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる". 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- "巨人吉川光夫と宇佐見、日本ハム藤岡鍵谷がトレード - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-01.
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