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Japanese baseball player

Baseball player

Tomotaka Sakaguchi
Sakaguchi in 2018
Outfielder / First baseman
Born: (1984-07-07) July 7, 1984 (age 40)
Batted: LeftThrew: Right
NPB debut
October 7, 2003, for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
Last NPB appearance
October 3, 2022, for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
NPB statistics
Batting average .278
Hits 1,526
Home runs 38
RBIs 418
Stolen bases 85
Teams
Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes (2003–2004) Orix Buffaloes (2005–2015) Tokyo Yakult Swallows (2016–2022)
Career highlights and awards
2× NPB All-Star (2011, 2018) 4× Mitsui Golden Glove Award (2008–2011) 1× Japan Series champion (2021)

Tomotaka Sakaguchi (坂口 智隆, born July 7, 1984, in Akashi, Hyōgo) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes, Orix Buffaloes, and Tokyo Yakult Swallows from 2003 to 2022.

As of 2022, he was the last active NPB player to have played with the Kintestu Buffaloes.[1] On September 28, 2022, Sakaguchi announced his retirement from professional baseball.[2]

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  2. ^ "Yakult Sakaguchi retired from active duty Former Kintetsu last active player". portalfield.com. Retrieved June 21, 2023.