Kei Hosoya

Japanese baseball player

Baseball player

Kei Hosoya
Hosoya with the Chiba Lotte Marines
Toyama GRN Thunderbirds
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1988-01-17) January 17, 1988 (age 36) Isesaki, Gunma
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 13, 2008, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
Last NPB appearance
October 11, 2020, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics (through 2020 season)
Batting average	.228
Home runs	10
RBI	80

Teams
Chiba Lotte Marines (2006–2020)

Kei Hosoya (細谷圭, born January 17, 1988) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who is currently a coach for the Toyama GRN Thunderbirds of Baseball Challenge League. He has played in his entire career with the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.

Career

Playing career

Chiba Lotte Marines selected Hosoya with the forth selection in the 2005 NPB draft [jp].^[1]

On April 13, 2008, Hosoya made his NPB debut.

On December 2, 2020, Hosoya become a free agent.^[2] On December 26, 2020, Hosoya announced his retirement.^[3]

Coaching career

On December 26, 2020, Hosoya announced his retirement and also become coach for the Toyama GRN Thunderbirds of Baseball Challenge League.^[4]

References

^ "千葉ロッテマリーンズ選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
^ "2020年度自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
^ "細谷選手引退とコーチ派遣のお知らせ". 千葉ロッテマリーンズオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). December 26, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
^ "千葉ロッテマリーンズよりコーチ派遣のお知らせ". 富山サンダーバーズ T-birds baseball club official website (in Japanese). December 26, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Kei Hosoya statistics on NPB.jp

Chiba Lotte Marines 2010 Japan Series champions

1 Ikuhiro Kiyota

2 Makoto Imaoka

3 Saburo

6 Tadahito Iguchi

7 Tsuyoshi Nishioka

8 Toshiaki Imae (Japan Series MVP)

11 Yuta Omine

15 Hiroki Ueno

29 Shingo Ono

30 Yoshihiro Ito

31 Shunsuke Watanabe

32 Shunichi Nemoto

39 Masahiko Tanaka

40 Masato Watanabe

41 Hiroyuki Kobayashi

43 Toshio Saito

44 Hayden Penn

46 Hidetaka Kawagoe

48 Akichika Yamada

49 Yasuhiko Yabuta

52 Kim Tae-kyun

55 Takumi Kobe

58 Takeshi Aono

59 Kei Hosoya

65 Ryusuke Minami

66 Yoshifumi Okada

67 Naoki Matoba

69 Bill Murphy

Manager: 78 Norifumi Nishimura

Coaches: Bench 76 Michio Aoyama; Hitting 75 Eiji Kanamori; Infield 72 Seiji Kamikawa; Outfield 73 Kenji Morozumi; Pitching 71 Takashi Nishimoto; Bullpen 79 Yuji Inoue; Catching 74 Kiyoshi Yamanaka; Coach 77 Kenji Yoshitsuru