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Toru Hosokawa
Toru Hosokawa
	Hosokawa with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2017
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – No. 87
	Catcher / Manager / Coach
	Born: January 4, 1980 (age 46); 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
Batting average	.203
Home runs	84
Runs batted in	367
	Stats at Baseball Reference
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–present);
Career highlights and awards
	As player 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); As coach Japan Series champion (2025);

Toru Hosokawa (細川亨, Hosokawa Tōru; born in Hiranai, Aomori, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Seibu Lions/Saitama Seibu Lions, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, and Chiba Lotte Marines.

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]

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

↑ "西武ライオンズ選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
↑ "細川選手引退のお知らせ". 千葉ロッテマリーンズオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 9, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
↑ "熊本新球団監督に細川亨氏火の国サラマンダーズ". サンスポ (in Japanese). December 8, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.

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