Masamitsu Genoka

Masamitsu Genoka (玄岡 正充)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 156 lb.

• High School Kagoshima Shoko High School

• Born July 20, 1962 in Oshima-gun, Kagoshima Japan

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Biographical Information

Masamitsu Genoka pitched in Nippon Pro Baseball for 5 years.

Genoka signed with the Yakult Swallows in 1981, and he mainly stayed in the NPB Farm Leagues in his first three seasons; he only got 6 at-bats for the top team. He hit .293/.348/.415 in 81 games in 1984, and he played 62 games (70 PA) with a .242/.275/.439 batting line in 1985. Genoka was 0-for-6 in 1986, and he had a 2-for-10 record in 19 games in 1987. He didn't reach the big club again, and he announced his retirement in 1989.

Overall, Genoka hit .264/.313/.408 with 66 hits in 5 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan