Masato Akamatsu
| Masato Akamatsu | |
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| Hiroshima Toyo Carp — No. 38 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: September 6, 1982 Kyoto, Japan |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Professional debut | |
| October 4, 2005 for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| statistics (through 2008 season) |
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| Hits | 96 |
| RBIs | 25 |
| Batting average | .243 |
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Masato Akamatsu (赤松 真人 Akamatsu Masato, born September 6, 1982, in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City) is a Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.[1]
In August 2010, Masato made sports headlines by denying batter Shuichi Murata a home run with what sportswriters dubbed the "Spider-Man Catch," rapidly scaling the outfield fence before snaring the ball in midleap.[2][3] He won the Gold Glove that same year.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Masato Akamatsu". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com:8080/minors/player.cgi?id=akamat001mas. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ Smith, Stephen (2010-08-06). "Japanese Player Makes Amazing Spider-Man Catch". CBSNews.com. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31751_162-20012771-10391697.html?. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
- ^ Brewer, Jerry (2010-08-06). "Two amazing catches that will change your life". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thebrewery/2012542039_two_amazing_catches_that_will.html. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
[edit] External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com
- Japan Baseball Daily
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