Toshio Azuma
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Toshio Azuma (東利夫)
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Born April 16, 1960 in Sakurai, Nara Japan
Toshio Azuma was a minor league infielder in the Hanshin Tigers organization from 1979-1985. He then became a Central League umpire. He worked the Nippon Pro Baseball All-Star Game in 1991, 1994 and 2000. He worked the 1996 Japan Series, 1999 Japan Series, 2002 Japan Series, 2003 Japan Series, 2004 Japan Series, 2005 Japan Series, 2006 Japan Series and 2007 Japan Series. In 1996, he came to MLB spring training as part of a MLB-NPB umpire exchange program.
