Hyuma Matsui

Hyuma Matsui (松井 飛雄馬)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 209 lb.

• High School Gonokawa High School

• Born March 17, 1991 in Osaka, Osaka Japan

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Biographical Information

Hyuma Matsui was drafted by the Yokohama BayStars in the 7th round of the 2011 NPB draft, and he stayed in the minors in his first two seasons. He was 0-for-8 in 2014, and he won the main backup shortstop spot behind Toshihiko Kuramoto and Hiroyuki Shirasaki in 2015. Matsui played 59 games with a .224/.250/.345 batting line, and he was 5-for-35 in 2016. He only got 17 more at-bats for the big club, and he announced his retirement in 2020. His father Kazumi Matsui played for the Lotte Orions for 2 years, but he never reached the big club. He was named after Hyuma Hoshi, who was the main character of manga "Star of the Giants".

Overall, Matsui hit .182/.217/.278 with 32 hits in 6 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan