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Nippon Professional Baseball is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning simply ''Professional Baseball''; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league ...

catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catc ...

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1955 births Living people Baseball people from Hiroshima Prefecture Toyo University alumni Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball catchers Hiroshima Toyo Carp players Managers of baseball teams in Japan Hiroshima Toyo Carp managers {{Japan-baseball-catcher-stub