Hitoshi Tamura
Hitoshi Tamura (多村 仁志, born March 28, 1977 in Kiyokawa, Kanagawa, Japan) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player who last played with the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.
| Hitoshi Tamura | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Tamura with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | |||
| Outfielder | |||
| Born: March 28, 1977 | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 4, 1997, for the Yokohama BayStars | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2015) | |||
| Batting average | .281 | ||
| Runs batted in | 643 | ||
| Home runs | 195 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Last updated on: December 4, 2008 | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Japan | ||
| Men's Baseball | ||
| World Baseball Classic | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2006 San Diego | Team |
Following his release from the Yokohama DeNA Baystars in 2015, Tamura joined the Chunichi Dragons on a trainee contract with the hope of returning to professional baseball.[1]
On 1 October 2016 it was announced that Tamura was deemed surplus to requirements by the Dragons management. He then announced his retirement from professional baseball.[2]
References
- Ueyama, Koji (February 7, 2016). "３８歳の多村、「野球をやれる幸せ」 育成選手で再出発" (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
- "中日・多村、涙の引退表明 戦力外通告受け決断「やりきった」" (in Japanese). Sponichi. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
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