Satoshi Sonobe

Satoshi Sonobe (園部 聡)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 207 lbs.

• High School Seiko Gakuen High School

• Born November 10, 1995 in Iwaki, Fukushima Japan

BR register page

Biographical Information

Satoshi Sonobe represented Japan in the 2013 World Junior Championship, hitting .267/.333/.400 with four doubles and seven RBI in nine games; he fielded .966 at first. He had one of Japan's RBI in their 3-2 title game loss to the US. He tied for the double lead and tied Gareth Morgan and Adam Haseley for 9th in RBI. The Orix Buffaloes selected him on the 4th round of the 2013 NPB draft,and he hit .204/.246/.315 in 16 games in 2016. He never reached the big club again before he announced his retirement in 2018.

Sources

• 2013 U-18 Baseball World Cup
• Wiki Japan