is a
Japanese professional
baseball catcher for the
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
's
Nippon Professional Baseball.
His wife is
Reni Takagi, a member of
Japanese idol group
Momoiro Clover Z .
Professional career
On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the
2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series
The 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series was the twelfth edition of the MLB Japan All-Star Series, a best-of-six series between an All-Star team from Major League Baseball (MLB) and for the second time in series history, the Japanese national team, Sa ...
exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.
On June 26, 2019, Usami and teammate, pitcher
Mitsuo Yoshikawa
Mitsuo Yoshikawa (吉川 光夫, born April 6, 1988) is a Japanese professional baseball player. A pitcher, he plays for the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon ...
were traded to the
Fighters for pitchers,
Yohei Kagiya and
Takahiro Fujioka
is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants.
Career
Chiba Lotte Marines
The are a professional baseball ...
.
References
External links
NPB.com
1993 births
Living people
Japanese baseball players
Nippon Professional Baseball catchers
Baseball people from Chiba Prefecture
People from Matsudo
Yomiuri Giants players
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
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