Masakuni Odajima

Masakuni Odajima
Masakuni Odajima
	Masakuni Odajima with the Yomiuri Giants in 2009
	First baseman / Catcher / Coach
	Born: April 12, 1979; Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	October 2, 2002, for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Last NPB appearance
	August 10, 2010, for the Yomiuri Giants
Teams
	As Player DeNA BayStars (2002 – 2006); Yomiuri Giants (2007 – 2010); As Coach Yomiuri Giants U15 Juniors;

Masakuni Odajima (小田島正邦, Odajima Masakuni) (né Koorida, 郡田正邦, Koorida Masakuni; born April 12, 1979) is a former professional Japanese baseball player and coach.

Yomiuri Giants

He played in 14 games in 2010. During the year, he practised fielding as a catcher, and after a pinch hitter was put in a game against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles on June 6, 2010, he played as a catcher for the first time in five years. On November 4, 2010, he announced his retirement during the off-season and on the same day announced his voluntary retirement as a player.^[1] At the same time, he switched to a bullpen catcher. He was inducted as a scout for the Yomiuri Giants in 2019, but left at the end of the year. From 2024, he was inducted as the battery coach for the Yomiuri Giants U15 Juniors.^[2]

References

^ "巨人の小田嶋正邦内野手、引退へ". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "ジャイアンツ U15 ジュニアユースが活動開始" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Giants Co., Ltd. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

[1] "巨人の小田嶋正邦内野手、引退へ". The Yomiuri Shimbun (in Japanese). 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[2] "ジャイアンツ U15 ジュニアユースが活動開始" (in Japanese). Yomiuri Giants Co., Ltd. Retrieved 11 January 2026.

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