Hitoshi Tamura

Japanese baseball player

Baseball player

Hitoshi Tamura

Tamura with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Outfielder

Born: (1977-03-28) March 28, 1977 (age 47)

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

NPB debut

April 4, 1997, for the Yokohama BayStars

NPB statistics
(through 2015)

Batting average

.281

Runs batted in

643

Home runs

195

Teams

Yokohama BayStars (1997–2006)
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2007–2012)
Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2013–2015)
Chunichi Dragons (2016)

Medals

Representing Japan

Men's Baseball
World Baseball Classic
	2006 San Diego	Team

Hitoshi Tamura (多村仁志, born March 28, 1977) is a retired Japanese professional baseball player who last played with the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Following his release from the Yokohama DeNA Baystars in 2015, Tamura joined the Chunichi Dragons on a trainee contract with the hope of returning to professional baseball.^[1]

On 1 October 2016 it was announced that Tamura was deemed surplus to requirements by the Dragons management. He then announced his retirement from professional baseball.^[2]

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
NPB.com

References

^ Ueyama, Koji (February 7, 2016). "３８歳の多村、「野球をやれる幸せ」育成選手で再出発" (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
^ "中日・多村、涙の引退表明戦力外通告受け決断「やりきった」" (in Japanese). Sponichi. October 1, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.