Naoki Matoba

Naoki Matoba
Naoki Matoba
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 71
	Catcher / Coach
	Born: May 9, 1977 (age 48); Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, Japan
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	April 30, 2000, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
Last NPB appearance
	October 1, 2011, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics
Batting average	.161
Home runs	5
Runs batted in	42
Teams
	As player Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2000,2003–2008); Chiba Lotte Marines (2010–2011); As coach Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2014–2017, 2025–present); Chiba Lotte Marines (2018–2022); Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2023–2024);

Naoki Matoba (的場直樹, Matoba Naoki; born May 9, 1977 in Osaka), nicknamed "Matton",^[1] is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks/Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in 2000, and from 2003 to 2008 and with the Chiba Lotte Marines in 2010 and 2011.

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Matoba is an ordained priest within the Ōtani-ha branch of Shin Buddhism.

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