, is a Japanese professional baseball catcher. He currently plays for the

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of the

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. On February 27, 2019, he was selected for

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at the 2019 exhibition games against

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References

2. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=tatsuhiro-tamura 1994 births Living people Chiba Lotte Marines players Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball catchers People from Ōsakasayama, Osaka Baseball people from Osaka Prefecture {{Japan-baseball-bio-stub