Tokushima Prefecture: 24 people
Shun Okamoto (岡本 駿, Okamoto Shun; extra) born June 12, 2002 in Katsuura, Katsuura District, Tokushima, Japan is a…
Shun Okamoto (岡本 駿, Okamoto Shun; extra) born June 12, 2002 in Katsuura, Katsuura District, Tokushima, Japan is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Ryusei Takeoka (武岡 龍世, Takeoka Ryusei; born May 28, 2001 in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Ryusei Takeoka (武岡 龍世, Takeoka Ryusei; born May 28, 2001 in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Taiki Ishikami (石上 泰輝, Ishikami Taiki; born May 18, 2001 in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a professional Japanese…
Taiki Ishikami (石上 泰輝, Ishikami Taiki; born May 18, 2001 in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Ryusei Kawano (河野 竜生, Kawano Ryusei; born May 30, 1998, in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a Japanese professional…
Ryusei Kawano (河野 竜生, Kawano Ryusei; born May 30, 1998, in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Yugo Bandoh (板東 湧梧, Bandō Yūgo; born December 27, 1995 in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball…
Yugo Bandoh (板東 湧梧, Bandō Yūgo; born December 27, 1995 in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball Pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Daiki Masuda (増田 大輝, Masuda Daiki; born July 29, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder…
Daiki Masuda (増田 大輝, Masuda Daiki; born July 29, 1993) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Yomiuri Giants.
Yuito Mori (森 唯斗, Mori Yuito; born January 8, 1992) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in…
Yuito Mori (森 唯斗, Mori Yuito; born January 8, 1992) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yokohama DeNA BayStars from 2014 to 2025.
Yutaro Sugimoto (杉本 裕太郎, Sugimoto Yutaro; born April 5, 1991 in Anan, Tokushima, Japan), nicknamed "Raoh", is a…
Yutaro Sugimoto (杉本 裕太郎, Sugimoto Yutaro; born April 5, 1991 in Anan, Tokushima, Japan), nicknamed "Raoh", is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays outfielder for the Orix Buffaloes. Sugimoto won the Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award for the 2022 Japan Series. His nickname is derived from the fact he is a fan of said character from the manga Fist of the North Star. Since 2021, when he first used it as a nickname on the back of a Buffaloes jersey, he had done the "ascension pose" after hitting a home run.
Taiki Nakago (中郷 大樹, Nakagō Taiki) is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was born on September 21…
Taiki Nakago (中郷 大樹, Nakagō Taiki) is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He was born on September 21, 1984. He is currently playing for the Saitama Seibu Lions of the NPB.
Yasutaka Hattori (服部 泰卓, born September 10, 1982, in Mima, Tokushima) is a former Japanese professional baseball…
Yasutaka Hattori (服部 泰卓, born September 10, 1982, in Mima, Tokushima) is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher. He played with the Chiba Lotte Marines from 2010 to 2011 and from 2013 to 2014.
Kazuya Fujita (藤田 一也, born July 3, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He previously played in…
Kazuya Fujita (藤田 一也, born July 3, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball player. He previously played in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Ryo Watanabe (渡辺 亮, Watanabe Ryō; real name: 渡邊 亮, born February 10, 1982, in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a retired…
Ryo Watanabe (渡辺 亮, Watanabe Ryō; real name: 渡邊 亮, born February 10, 1982, in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a retired Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher who spent 10 years with the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Central League.
Shigeki Ushida (牛田 成樹, Ushida Shigeki; born July 7, 1972 in Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon…
Shigeki Ushida (牛田 成樹, Ushida Shigeki; born July 7, 1972 in Komatsushima, Tokushima, Japan) is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.
Hisashi Takeda (武田 久, Takeda Hisashi; born October 14, 1978) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher with…
Hisashi Takeda (武田 久, Takeda Hisashi; born October 14, 1978) is a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in Japan's Pacific League.
Tatsuhito Katoh (加藤 竜人, Katō Tatsuhito; born August 11, 1976 in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima, Japan) is a former professional…
Tatsuhito Katoh (加藤 竜人, Katō Tatsuhito; born August 11, 1976 in Yoshinogawa, Tokushima, Japan) is a former professional Japanese baseball player.
Tomoya Satozaki (里崎 智也, Satozaki Tomoya; born May 20, 1976, in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a former Japanese…
Tomoya Satozaki (里崎 智也, Satozaki Tomoya; born May 20, 1976, in Naruto, Tokushima, Japan) is a former Japanese professional baseball catcher. He played his entire career in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines. He played for Japan in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, and made the 2006 All-World Baseball Classic team.
Kenshin Kawakami (川上 憲伸) (born June 22, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon…
Kenshin Kawakami (川上 憲伸) (born June 22, 1975) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons and in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves.
Tetsuya Shiozaki (潮崎 哲也, Shiozaki Tetsuya; born September 21, 1967) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher.
Naoji "Hector" Miyauchi (born June 19, 1967) played with the Hanshin Tigers in Nippon Professional Baseball in four…
Naoji "Hector" Miyauchi (born June 19, 1967) played with the Hanshin Tigers in Nippon Professional Baseball in four seasons and also spent two years in American minor league baseball. He was born in Miyoshi-gun, Tokushima Japan and attended Ikeda High School. He played for the Fresno Suns of the California League in 1988 and hit .208 with four home runs and 10 RBI in 41 games. In 106 at-bats, he struck out 35 times. With the Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball in 1989, he went hitless in nine at-bats. Miyauchi slashed .333/.355/.467 in 30 at-bats over 18 games with Hanshin in 1990. In 1991, he hit .267 with five home runs in 120 plate appearances in 74 games. He was 1 for 1 with Hanshin in 1993 and spent all of 1994 in the Japanese minors. He surfaced again in 1995, playing in 16 games for the GCL Expos. He hit .233 with a home run, two RBI and three stolen bases. Overall, he batted .215 with 26 hits, five home runs and 12 RBI in the United States and .269 with 39 hits, five home runs and 15 RBI in Nippon Professional Baseball.
Katsuhito Mizuno (水野 雄仁, Mizuno Katsuhito; born September 3, 1965) is a Japanese retired professional baseball pitcher.
Masashi Ozaki (尾崎 将司, Ozaki Masashi; 24 January 1947 – 23 December 2025) was a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is…
Masashi Ozaki (尾崎 将司, Ozaki Masashi; 24 January 1947 – 23 December 2025) was a Japanese professional golfer. Ozaki is often known as Jumbo Ozaki (ジャンボ尾崎 Janbo Ozaki) on account of his height and length off the tee. He featured in the top ten of the Official World Golf Rankings for almost 200 weeks between 1989 and 1998. He is the most successful player of all time on the Japan Golf Tour, having led the money list a record 12 times and won 94 tournaments, over 40 more than the second highest player. Ozaki was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.
Tokuji "Atsushi" Nagaike (長池 徳士, born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in…
Tokuji "Atsushi" Nagaike (長池 徳士, born February 21, 1944) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder in Nippon Professional Baseball. He played 14 seasons in NPB, all for the Hankyu Braves, from 1966 to 1979. A two-time Pacific League Most Valuable Player and seven-time Best Nine Award-winner, Nagaike was one of his era's best players in Japan's Pacific League. In 1967, Nagaike hit .281 with 27 home runs and 78 RBI and was given a Best Nine Award as an outfielder. In 1969, Nagaike hit .316 with 95 runs scored, 41 home runs, 101 RBI, 21 stolen bases, and a 1.005 OPS, to win the Pacific League MVP Award. That year he led the Pacific League in runs, home runs, and RBI, and won his second Best Nine Award. Nagaike won another Best Nine Award in 1970 with 28 home runs and 102 RBI to go along with a .309 batting average. In 1971 he hit .317 with 40 home runs and 114 RBI, to go with a 1.022 OPS, to win his second Pacific League MVP Award and third Best Nine Award. Nagaikie's 87 runs scored led the league. That year he also had a then-league record 32-game hitting streak. He surpassed 40 home runs and 1.000 OPS each of the following two seasons, with his .290 average, 41 home runs and 95 RBI in 1972 earning him another Best Nine Award. His 1973 stats of 43 home runs and 109 RBI, to go with a .313 average garnered Nagaike his sixth Best Nine Award. In 1975, the Pacific League instituted the designated hitter. Nagaike hit 25 home runs that season and became the very first player to win the Best Nine Award in the DH position. It was his seventh and final Best Nine Award. Late in his career, as he became a part-time player, Nagaike's Braves won three straight Japan Series championships, in 1975, 1976, and 1977. After retiring as a player, Nagaike stayed on as a coach in the NPB through the 1980s and 1990s. Despite his accomplishments, he has not made the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame, falling short on the ballot as late as 2025.
Eiji Bandō (板東 英二, Bandō Eiji; April 5, 1940 – July 22, 2026) was a Japanese television entertainer, baseball player…
Eiji Bandō (板東 英二, Bandō Eiji; April 5, 1940 – July 22, 2026) was a Japanese television entertainer, baseball player and YouTuber. He pitched many innings in his high school career. The Japan High School Baseball Federation was afraid that he would injure his arm, so they set a new rematch rule in 1958. However, he pitched 18 innings in a 1958 quarterfinal game, which resulted in the first rematch in the National High School Baseball Championship. He reached the final, but did not win. His record of 83 strikeouts in the tournament remains unbroken. He joined Chunichi Dragons but it is said that he did not regain his pitching strength. He could not extend his elbow even then. Bandō died from chronic heart failure on July 22, 2026, at the age of 86.
Toshiharu Ueda (上田 利治, Ueda Toshiharu; January 18, 1937 – July 1, 2017) was a professional Japanese baseball player…
Toshiharu Ueda (上田 利治, Ueda Toshiharu; January 18, 1937 – July 1, 2017) was a professional Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager. In 20 seasons as a manager, he won 1,322 games and led the Hankyu Braves to three Japan Series titles (which included their first championship in 1975) to go along with five Pacific League pennants. He is one of six managers to win the Japan Series three times in NPB history. He was elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.