Fumihito Haraguchi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fumihito Haraguchi
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 3, 1992(1992-03-03)
Age	32
Birthplace	Yorii
Country	Japan
Birth City	Saitama Prefecture
Horoscope	Pisces

Fumihito Haraguchi Biography

Fumihito Haraguchi is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 3, 1992 in Yorii, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Fumihito Haraguchi (Yuan Kou Wen Ren , Haraguchi Fumihito, born on March 3 1992 Yorii, Saitama, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a catcher with the Hanshin Tigers.

Due to repeated hip injuries that plagued him throughout 2012. The 2012 season was a struggle for him. He was able to play in 16 games and ended with an 0.189 BA and 5 RBIs. Since he could not be included on the roster for the entire three-year period and was then released from his contract at close of the season and instead was offered to sign a one-year Ikusei (development) agreement and his jersey number was changed to 124.

2014 and 2015 proved to be better seasons as he appeared in more and more games. However, his performance at the plate, while enough to keep his contract getting renewed, still failed to earn him a spot in the main roster.

With a new manager coming in, the 2016 season proved to be the break-out year for Haraguchi. He was assigned to train with the main squad during spring camp, and played all the way until the pre-season exhibition games. In April 27, the team decided to promote him to the main roster, assigned him the jersey number 94, and straight away called him to his first match. He debuted as a pinch-hitter on the bottom of the 5th in the Giants match at Koshien, remained as catcher, and scored his first hit as a pro on the 8th inning against Kazuto Taguchi. The following day, he scored the 2-base hit that tied the game in the bottom of the ninth, preventing the Giants to win as the game ended in a draw until the 12th. Because of his sudden assignment to the main squad and jersey number change, he borrowed the uniform of 2nd-squad coach Katsuhiko Yamada (no.82) for two games until he was given his proper jersey with number 94.

The time his school represented Eastern Tokyo at The 2009 Summer Koshien, he batted clean-up and hit 0.385 in three games, assisting his team to reach the semi-finals. Although he didn’t win the championship, his effort in the field and his skills as a catcher was enough to get him on his national squad for USA-Japan High School Baseball Championship. Based on an interview the player was so passionate about the game that, despite his classes, other club events, and a long journey to high school in Tokyo and return to Saitama and back, he’d spend long hours at night playing using his father’s homemade bats in their backyard.

Fumihito Haraguchi Net Worth

Fumihito Haraguchi is one of the richest Baseball Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fumihito Haraguchi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the beginning of the season He and Umeno were alternating as catcher starting out, however, he became the team’s preferred pinch hitter, as he showed the ability to hit clutch. The majority of his 82 appearances included a pinch hitter where he cranked out a staggering 0.404. His performance was much more impressive when runners were who were in scoring positions, as the average was 0.455 during the course of the season. In mid-September the catcher was just two hits away from achieving the record for most hits for an infielder who was a pinch-hitter for the course of a year (23 hits, as recorded in 2008 by Shinjiro Hiyama back in the year 2008) However, the team removed him from the team after he hurt his left hand on September 14. He fully recovered prior to the match on October 5 against the Dragons and set a new record for the most pinch hits in the 8th innings to the joy of the crowd in Koshien. In this way, he became the only right-handed player with many pinch hits and was the third athlete in NPB history to have the most pinch hits in a single year (tied to Hiyama).

He was Hanshin Tiger’s 6th selection in the fall 2009 professional draft. He signed an initial 30 million contract that included a pay that was 4.8 million yen. He was given the number 52.

2013 was another injury-plagued year for Haraguchi, as a pitch fractured his left hand during a batting practice. He only managed to play in 17 farm games for the entire season, but luckily, the Tigers decided to renew his Ikusei contract for another year.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Fumihito Haraguchi height 6 ft 0 in Fumihito weight 86 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Facts & Trivia

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