Atsushi Fukumoto

Atsushi Fukumoto (福元 淳史)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.

• School Chuo University
• High School Funabashi High School

• Born August 24, 1983 in Mobara, Chiba Japan

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Biographical Information

Atsushi Fukumoto was drafted by the Yomiuri Giants in the 4th round of the development phase in the 2008 NPB draft,and he stayed in the minor in his first four seasons. The Giants then traded him with Levi Romero to the Softbank Hawks for Soichiro Tateoka and Yuki Kume. Fukumoto only played one game for the big club in 2012, and he went 8-for-36 in 2013 then he announced his retirement. He then became a scout, signing Tomoya Inoue, Riku Ogata, Hokuto Ohyama and Yosuke Shimabukuro.

Sources

• Wiki Japan