Kazuyoshi Tatsunami

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
Shortstop/Second Baseman/Third baseman/Coach
Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 8, 1988, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
24 October, 2009, for the Chunichi Dragons
Career statistics (through 2009 season)
Batting average	.285
Home runs	171
Runs batted in	1037
Teams
Chunichi Dragons (1988–2009)
Career highlights and awards
1× Japan Series Champion (2007) Central League Rookie of the Year (1988) 2× Best Nine Award (2B: 1996, 3B: 2004) 5× Golden Glove Award (SS: 1988, 2B: 1995-1997, 3B: 2003) 11× NPB All-Star (1988, 1991, 1994-1998, 2000, 2002-2004) 2× Most runs scored (1991, 1994) 1× Most times on base (1996) Hit for the cycle (22 August 1997 vs Hanshin Tigers at Nagoya Dome
Member of the Japanese
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2019

Kazuyoshi Tatsunami (立浪 和義, Tatsunami Kazuyoshi, born August 19, 1969 in Settsu, Osaka) is a former Japanese professional baseball player for the Nippon Professional Baseball Chunichi Dragons, having played his professional career for them since his debut in 1988. He was drafted in the first round in the 1987 NPB Draft.

Tatsunami holds the all-time NPB double record with 487, and is a member of the Meikyukai (Association of Great Players, or Golden Players Club).

After the 2009 season, Tatsunami retired, having seen his skills and playing time diminish for the last few seasons. He retired with a career .285 batting average, 171 home runs, 1,037 RBI, and 2,480 hits.

On 15 January 2019, Tatsunami was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame for his achievements as a player.

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)