Masayoshi Kato

Masayoshi Kato (加藤 政義)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 168 lbs.

• School Kyushu International University
• High School Tohoku High School

• Born April 28, 1987 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

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Biographical Information

Masayoshi Kato represented Japan in the 2005 Asia Junior Championship, and he won three Best Nine awards and a MVP in the Kyushu Big6 Baseball League. He was drafted by the Nippon Ham Fighters in the 3rd round of the 2009 NPB draft, and he hit .136/.136/.182 in 11 games in 2010. He had a .263/.282/.289 batting line in 2011, and he went 4-for-28 in 2012. The Fighters then traded him to the Yokohama BayStars for Shoma Sato, but he never reached the top team again before he announced his retirement in 2015.

Sources

• Wiki Japan