Takashi Toritani
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Takashi Toritani (鳥谷 敬, Toritani Takashi, born June 26, 1981) is a Japanese former professional baseball player, baseball commentator, baseball critic, coach.
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Takashi Toritani | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: (1981-06-26) June 26, 1981 (age 42) Higashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
April 2, 2004, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
Last NPB appearance | |
June 6, 2021, for the Chiba Lotte Marines | |
NPB statistics (through 2021 season) | |
Batting average | .278 |
Hits | 2,099 |
Home runs | 138 |
Runs batted in | 830 |
Sacrifice bunt | 54 |
Stolen base | 131 |
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As coach | |
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Toritani was one of the most highly coveted position players in years as a senior for Waseda University in 2003. He holds the current NPB record for most consecutive games played without missing an inning as a shortstop, and appeared in every Tigers game for over 13 years from 2005 to May 27, 2018 (1,939 regular season games).