Jobu Morita

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Jobu Morita (森田 丈武)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 180 lb.

• High School Yamanashi Gakuin

• Born November 29, 1980 in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Japan

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Jobu Morita was a first-round draft pick in 2008.

Morita played for Mitsubishi Motors after college. He then was a second baseman who played from 2004 to 2005 for the Elmira Pioneers. In 68 games in 2004, he hit .271 with three home runs and 21 RBI. He hit .263 with one home run and 31 RBI in 247 at-bats in 2005. He then moved to Japan's independent league, the Shikoku-Kyūshū Island League, where he played for the Kagawa Olive Guyners. He hit .273 in 2006. In 2007, he batted .321 and led the league with 13 HR and 55 RBI. During 2008, he hit .277 with a league-best 7 home runs and 52 RBI.

He was the number one draft pick by the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in the 2008 developmental draft.