As Coach Tetsuya Matoyama (Japanese: 的山 哲也, born October 1, 1970) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher, and current the fourth squad battery coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
[2] Matoyama played in 1026 games during his 15-season career, and recorded batting average .206 with 423 hits, 40 home runs, and 201 RBI.
After his retirement,Matoyama has served as the first squad battery coach for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks since the 2009 season.
[7][8] He served as the first squad battery coach for the third time during the 2023 season.
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