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Masaki Mimori

Masaki Mimori (三森 大貴, Mimori Masaki, born February 21, 1999, in Koshigaya, Saitama) is a Japanese professional baseball Infielder for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Masaki Mimori
Mimori with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 13
Infielder
Born: (1999-02-21) February 21, 1999 (age 25)
Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 18, 2019, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.250
Home runs14
RBIs80
Stolen bases54
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Early baseball career

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Mimori participated in the 3rd grade spring the 88th Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament as a player of the Aomori Yamada High School with Hayato Horioka .[1]

Professional career

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On October 20, 2016, Mimori was drafted by the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks as their fourth and final pick in the 2016 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]

In the 2017 & 2018 seasons, Mimori played in informal matches against the Shikoku Island League Plus's teams and other amateur baseball teams as a member of the Hawks' Western League team.

On April 18, 2019, Mimori made his Pacific League debut against the Chiba Lotte Marines,[3] recording his first hit and RBI hit on April 21.[4] In the 2019 season, Mimori played 24 games in the Pacific League.

In the 2020 season, Mimori played 24 games in the Pacific League, winning the Western League Batting Leader Award and Western League OBP Leader Award in the Western League with a batting average of .323 and an on-base percentage of .397.[5]

In the 2021 season, Mimori was registered with the first team on June 4 and was named to the starting lineup as the leadoff hitter and second baseman for interleague play against the Hanshin Tigers on the same day.[6] He recorded his fifth consecutive hit from the next day's game on the 5th.[6] On June 10 against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, he was active, recording a multi-hit game with four hits.[7] He made 86 appearances and established himself as a regular player at second base, finishing the season with a .249 batting average, 20 RBI, and 16 stolen bases.[6] On December 8, Mimori renewed his contract for three times his estimated annual salary of 24 million yen, up from 7 million yen.[6]

On April 5, 2022, Mimori recorded his first home run against the Orix Buffaloes.[8] On July 10, Mimori broke his left thumb, forcing him to undergo rehabilitation.[9] He was diagnosed with a three-month recovery period, but returned to play on August 16, against the Saitama Seibu Lions, two months earlier than expected.[10] However, on the 19th, he tested positive for COVID-19 and was struck from the first team registration according to regulations.[11] He returned on September 1 against the Chiba Lotte Marines,[12] and he recorded a leadoff home run against the Chiba Lotte Marines in the final game of the regular season, where the Hawks lost the Pacific League pennant race on a tiebreaker to the Orix Buffaloes.[13] He finished the season with a .257 batting average, nine home runs, and 36 runs batted in in 102 games, despite a broken bone and a COVID-19 outing.

On November 27, 2022, Mimori announced his decision to change his uniform number from 68 to 13 beginning with the 2023 season.[14] He replied that he changed his uniform number to 13 because it was the number he had when he was playing baseball with his older brother, when he was in the third grade, and he had a special attachment to it because he especially enjoyed playing baseball at that time.[15]

In 2023 season, Mimori primarily played as a starter at second base, scoring three runs on three hits in a game against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on August 10.[16] He also hit his fifth home run on September 13 against the Saitama Seibu Lions.[17] Mimori played 102 games, and finished the season with a .260 batting average, a 5 home runs, a 14 stolen bases, and a 21 RBI. However, in the first stage of the postseason's 2023 Pacific League Climax Series, he failed to show his potential, making an error in Game 1 and retiring in Game 3 after being hit on the back of the head while defending.[18][19]

References

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  1. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) 青森山田1点に泣く 昨年王者と互角も初戦敗退". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). March 26, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク4位三森、バットコントロール「見て」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 21, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク三森がプロ初出場「自分なりに入れた」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 18, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  4. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news (Japanese) ソフトバンク三森活躍に家族大喜び「こんなに早く」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). April 21, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Nippon Professional Baseball (Japanese) 2020年度 表彰選手 (ウエスタン・リーグ)". NPB.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 三森に口ひげ！「そることもない」藤本監督風に　年俸は3倍超". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). December 8, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 打率4割超えの三森は"小久保塾"の優等生". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). June 11, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 三森プロ1号は逆転3ラン！ プロ6年目、通算142試合目にして初アーチ". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). April 5, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  9. ^ "Daily Sports baseball news ソフトバンク・藤本監督、負傷者続出、今季ワースト4連敗「お祓いに行かなアカンね」". Daily Sports (in Japanese). July 10, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  10. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 三森大貴が西武との首位攻防戦で超速復帰　「全治3カ月」の軍師が驚異の回復力見せる". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). August 16, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
  11. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news ソフトバンクに再びコロナ禍…中村晃、椎野、三森、育成の田中と4選手が陽性". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). August 19, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news コロナ禍から復帰の三森大貴、見逃し三振に思いっきり天仰ぐ 登録即スタメンも4打数無安打". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). September 1, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 【動画】「行ったあああああ！」「最高‼」三森大貴の先頭打者弾にファン早くも最高潮". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). October 2, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2022/11/27(日) プレスリリース 背番号の変更について". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  15. ^ "Nishinippon Sports baseball news 「お兄ちゃんと一緒に野球をやっていた頃の背番号」三森大貴「13」に感慨深く". Nishinippon Shimbun (in Japanese). November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】５戦連続１番起用の三森大貴、猛打賞＆3得点の大奮闘「必死にプレーするだけ」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). August 10, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】三森大貴5号2ランで一挙4得点の口火「上の順位で終われるよう」CSへ力込め". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). September 13, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  18. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】三森大貴が痛恨エラー 併殺狙うも一塁へ悪送球「短期決戦ですごく大事な…」". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 14, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  19. ^ "Nikkan Sports baseball news 【ソフトバンク】三森大貴が負傷交代 守備時に後頭部を地面に打ちつけ顔面強打、担架でベンチへ". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 16, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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