Naoki Matoba

Naoki Matoba
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 82
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1977-05-09) May 9, 1977 (age 47) Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 30, 2000, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last NPB appearance
October 1, 2011, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
Batting average	.161
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	42
Teams
As player Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2000,2003–2008) Chiba Lotte Marines (2010–2011) As coach Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2014–2017) Chiba Lotte Marines (2018–2022) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2023–present)

Naoki Matoba (的場 直樹, Matoba Naoki, born May 9, 1977 in Osaka), nicknamed "Matton",[1] is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2000, and from 2003 to 2008 and with the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2010 and 2011.

Matoba is an ordained priest within the Ōtani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism.

References

1. "ニックネーム". 千葉ロッテマリーンズ オフィシャルサイト 「マリンフェスタ」特設サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved April 23, 2019.

External links

• Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• NBP