Toru Hosokawa

Toru Hosokawa (細川 亨, Hosokawa Tōru; born in Hiranai, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher who is currently a manager for the Hinokuni Salamanders of Kyusyu Independence professional baseball league. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions/Saitama Seibu Lions, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines.

Toru Hosokawa
Hosokawa with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2017
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 87
Catcher / Manager / Coach
Born: (1980-01-04) January 4, 1980 (age 45) Hiranai, Aomori, Japan
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
September 22, 2002, for the Seibu Lions
Last NPB appearance
November 9, 2020, for the Chiba Lotte Marines
NPB statistics (through 2020 season)
Batting average	.203
Home runs	84
Runs batted in	367
Teams
As player Seibu Lions/Saitama Seibu Lions (2002–2010) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2011–2016) Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2017–2018) Chiba Lotte Marines (2019–2020) As manager Hinokuni Salamanders (2021) As coach Rokitechno Toyama (2022-2024) Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2025-)
Career highlights and awards
1× NPB All-Star (2008) 2× Pacific League Best Nine Award (2008, 2011) 2× Pacific League Golden Glove Award (2008, 2011) 5× Japan Series champion (2004, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015)

Career

Playing career

Hosokawa selected Seibu Lions in the 2001 NPB draft [jp].^[1]

On September 22, 2002, Hosokawa made his NPB debut.

On November 9, 2020, Hosokawa announced his retirement.^[2]

Managing career

On December 8, 2020, Hosoya become manager for the Hinokuni Salamanders of Kyusyu Independence professional baseball league.^[3]