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The Book on Hitoshi Tamura
Prospect Info and Scouting Report
Hitoshi Tamura / OF, Japan
Born 3/28/1977
Kanagawa,
Japan
Height 5-11
Weight 185
Bats/Throws R/R
ScoutingBook Combine Ranking (2/9/2012): #495
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 free-agent-eligible outfielder for NPB's Fukuoka (SoftBank) Hawks, Hitoshi Tamura is a lifetime .282 hitter who hit 40 home runs for the Hawks in 2004. His reputation for playing solid defense and providing power from the right side of the plate makes him a tempting target for MLB teams in 2012.
[ 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 | 30 | - | Japan | Softbank | 132 | 509 | 61 | 138 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 68 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 117 | .271 | .325 | .415 | .739 | |
| Fielding History | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Age | Lv | Lg | Tm | Posn | GP | Ch | PO | A | E | Fld | ||
| 2009 | 32 | - | Japan | Softbank | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 32 | - | Japan | Softbank | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 33 | - | Japan | Softbank | RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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