Takumi Ohshiro

Takumi Ohshiro
Ohshiro with the Yomiuri Giants
Yomiuri Giants – No. 24
Catcher / Infielder
Born: (1993-02-11) February 11, 1993
Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
March 30, 2018, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Batting average.259
Home runs65
Runs batted in260
Stats at Baseball Reference 
Teams
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Japan
World Baseball Classic
2023 Miami Team

Takumi Ohshiro (大城 卓三, Ohshiro Takumi; born February 11, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher and infielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Career

On November 16, 2018, he was selected for the Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[1]

On June 3, 2020, it was announced that Ohshiro and Giants teammate Hayato Sakamoto both tested positive for COVID-19.[2]

On June 19, 2025, Ohshiro hit a solo home run off of Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters pitcher Koki Kitayama, breaking up a perfect game that Kitayama had pitched until the bottom of the ninth inning, with one out.[3]

References

  1. ^ "8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる". 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Yomiuri Giants' Sakamoto, Oshiro Positive for Coronavirus" nippon.com
  3. ^ "I think I can't sleep today because I'm angry. I missed it in front of a no-hitter, but ERA 1.15 was ranked first, and the 76th designated pitcher many 77 rookies four years ago turned the tables". en.sportschosun.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.