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Yuichi Matsumoto

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Yuichi Matsumoto
Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 82
First baseman / Outfielder / Coach
Born: (1980-12-18) December 18, 1980 (age 43)
São Paulo, Brazil
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
NPB debut
May 30, 2002, for the Yakult Swallows
Last NPB appearance
October 4, 2015, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics
Batting average.263
Home runs11
Runs batted in115
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2016–present)

Daniel Yuichi Matsumoto (松元 ユウイチ, Matsumoto Yūichi, born December 18, 1980) is a Brazilian former professional baseball first baseman who played for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in Nippon Professional Baseball.

He was born in São Paulo, in 1980. He joined the Yakult Swallows in 1999, and acquired Japanese nationality in 2004.[1]

He represented Brazil at the 2002 Intercontinental Cup and 2013 World Baseball Classic.

References

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  1. ^ "日系ブラジル人のユウイチ WBCブラジル代表に内定" (in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
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