Tetsuya Matoyama

Tetsuya Matoyama (Japanese: 的山 哲也, born October 1, 1970) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher, and current the first squad battery coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1]

Tetsuya Matoyama
Matoyama with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 85
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1970-10-01) October 1, 1970
Himeji, Hyōgo
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
July 13, 1994, for the Kintetsu Buffaloes
Last NPB appearance
July 2, 2008, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2008 season)
Batting average.206
Hits423
Runs batted in201
Stolen bases27
Teams
As Player

As Coach

Last updated on: November 10, 2012

He previously played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, the Orix Buffaloes and the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Professional career

Active player era

On November 20, 1993, Matoyama was drafted fourth round pick by the Kintetsu Buffaloes in the 1993 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]

He made his debut in the Pacific League in 1994 appearing in one game.[2] And he played 117 games in the 1999 season, his most ever.[2]

The 2004 Nippon Professional Baseball realignment eliminated the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, and he became a member of the Orix Buffaloes in the distribution draft.[2]

He played three seasons with the Orix Buffaloes before moving to the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks for the 2008 season and retiring that offseason.[2]

Matoyama played in 1026 games during his 15-season career, and recorded batting average .206 with 423 hits, 40 home runs, and 201 RBI.

After retirement

After his retirement,Matoyama has served as the first squad battery coach for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks since the 2009 season.[3]

Starting with the 2013 season, he moved to the second squad battery coach position, then back to first squad battery coach for the 2015 season, and third squad battery coach for the 2016 season.[4][5][6]

In addition, he was in charge of the second squad battery coach from the 2017 season and the third squad battery coach from the 2022 season.[7][8]

He will serve as the first squad battery coach for the third time during the 2023 season. [1]

References
  1. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2022/11/28(月) 2023年コーチングスタッフについて(2022年11月28日現在)language=ja-JP". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site. November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  2. "Weekly Baseball online player data 的山哲也(まとやまてつや) 捕手 右投右打" (in Japanese). Weekly Baseball online. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  3. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2010/11/08(月) プレスリリース 人事について". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 8, 2010. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  4. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2012/10/29(月) プレスリリース 2013年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 29, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  5. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2014/11/08(土) プレスリリース コーチ担当変更のお知らせ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 8, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2015/11/03(火) プレスリリース コーチ担当変更のお知らせ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 3, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  7. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2016/10/28(金) プレスリリース コーチ担当変更のお知らせ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). October 28, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  8. "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2015/11/01(月) プレスリリース 2022年 コーチングスタッフについて". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 1, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
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