Masatoshi Okada

Masatoshi Okada (岡田 雅利)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 7", Weight 176 lbs.

• High School Osaka Toin High School

• Born June 30, 1989 in Nara, Nara Japan

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Biographical Information

Catcher Masatoshi Okada played in Nippon Pro Baseball for 10 years.

Okada was drafted by the Seibu Lions in the 6th round of the 2013 NPB draft, and he went 6-for-32 in 2014. He was 12-for-50 in 2015, and he had a 12-for-66 record in 2016. Okada shared the starting catcher spot with Ginjiro Sumitani in 2017, and he played 68 games with a .229/.306/.285 batting line. He hit .272/.327/.402 in 2018, but he suffered from left knee injury in 2019 so he only played 36 games with a .262/.375/.393 batting line. Okada then went 6-for-56 in 2020, and he struggled again in 2021 as his batting line was .119/.229/.214. He only played two more games before he announced his retirement in 2024.

Overall, Okada hit .219/.294/.290 with 119 hits and 6 homers in 10 seasons in NPB.

Sources

• Wiki Japan