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The Book on Tasuku Hashimoto
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Tasuku Hashimoto / C, Japan
Born 5/1/1976
Ehime,
Japan
Height 5-11
Weight 190
Bats/Throws L/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/8/2012): #507
MiLB.com Season Preview: Unranked or n/a
Scout.com/FOX Sports: Unranked or n/a
ESPN: Unranked or n/a
The Sporting News: Unranked or n/a
Baseball America 2012: Unranked or n/a
Baseball Prospectus: Unranked or n/a
A strong offensive catcher in his last year of commitment to Japanese baseball, Tasuku Hashimoto slashed .311/.404/.536 for Bobby Valentines Chiba Lotte Marines in 2010. He's thought to be considering a move to MLB next season.
[ Bio Updated Spring, 2012 ]
| Batting History | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | GP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | K | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2007 | 31 | - | Japan | Chiba Lotte | 63 | 118 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 38 | .212 | .326 | .263 | .589 | |
| Fielding History | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | Posn | GP | Ch | PO | A | E | Fld | ||
| 2007 | 31 | - | Japan | Chiba Lotte | C | 28 | 139 | 127 | 11 | 1 | .993 | ||
| 2009 | 33 | - | Japan | Chiba Lotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 34 | - | Japan | Yokohama | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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