Soichiro Tateoka (立岡宗一郎, born May 18, 1990, in

Kumamoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to the northeast, M ...

) is a

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professional

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for the

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(NPB). He played with the

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in 2010 and has played with the Giants since 2013. On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the

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exhibition game against

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all-stars.

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