Osamu Higashio

Quick Facts

Full Name	Osamu Higashio
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	May 18, 1950(1950-05-18)
Age	74
Country	Japan
Birth City	Wakayama Prefecture
Horoscope	Taurus

Osamu Higashio Biography

Osamu Higashio is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on May 18, 1950 in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Osamu Higashio (Dong Wei Xiu, Higashio Osamu born on the 18th of May, 1950, in Kibi, Wakayama, Japan) is an ex- Japanese professional baseball player, who was part of the Japanese professional leagues from 1969 to 1988. He was also director of the Seibu Lions from 1995-2001.

Higashio was a sport commentator for a variety of television networks before joining the Lions in 1995 as manager. Higashio brought in a variety of high- quality players, and also recruited Darrin Jackson, and Orestes Destrade from the top leagues, but he ended up third during his initial 2 seasons in charge. The development of several youngsters, including Kazuo Matsui, helped put the Lions ahead of the pack in the third year of Higashio’s tenure and the team also won successive league titles in the years 1997 and 1998 (the Lions lost the Japanese championship series in both seasons). Baseball players Shinji Mori Daisuke Matsuzaka Fumiya Nishiguchi and Denney Tomori also came into play in Higashio’s managerial tenure. The Lions were ranked 2nd in 1999 and in 2000 before falling to 3rd in the year 2001. Higashio quit his position in the year 2001.

Higashio served as the pitching coach for the Japanese national baseball team in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.

Higashio was often pitched towards the outside of the plate to frighten batters in the opposing career. He holds the Japanese record for hits for batters (165). He did not hesitate to throw his pitches near the batter, and displayed no remorse when hitting batters. When he was in the year 1986, Higashio took an admonition in the mound from Kintetsu Buffaloes player Richard Davis who had hit Davis with an errant pitch (Higashio continued to pitch after the incident, which was a victory). Many fans sympathized Davis and demanded Higashio be punished for hitting batters so often. Managers from opposing teams have accused Higashio of deliberately hitting batters, as Higashio had excellent control and there was no way that he would hit batters in a way that he did frequently. Higashio has claimed that he did not throw pitches with the intention of hitting batters.

Osamu Higashio Net Worth

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

Higashio was a standout player at Higashio was a star in the Koshien High School baseball championship, assisting his team reach semi-finals in the early months of. He was picked into the initial round of the Nishitetsu Lions (the current Saitama Seibu Lions) later in that year. He was unsure of his ability to pitch following the quality that pitching was playing in the Pacific League, and requested the team to change him into a position-player. The team listened to his request, but swiftly removed it after the scandal of Black Mist broke out during the off-season of 1969. The top pitcher on the Lions pitching staff, Masaaki Ikenaga, was removed from professional leagues as a result of the scandal. Higashio was forced to pitch all year long as a part of the Lions starting rotation. The lack of experience left him with an incredibly high 5.15 ERA in 40 games the year. Higashio’s performance improved over the years following however, he still led teams in loss between 1971 until 1972. He pitched more than 300 innings over the course of 1972 however, he was the league’s leader with losses, hit put to, the number of home runs offered to, as well as runs handed up. He also gave up more than 100 walks throughout his three seasons in 1971-73.

It was reported that the Lions squad was bought to Nishi-Nippon Railroad in

1973. Nishi-Nippon Railroad in 1973, then rebranded as The Taiheiyo Club Lions, and was re-sold to be renamed the Crown Lighter Lions in 1978. In this time of turmoil that Higashio became the star for the Lions pitching team. He threw an impressive 2.38 ERA in 1975, and was the league’s leader in wins with 23 (but also lost). He was able to win 23 games in 1978, and pitched at least 300 innings in three consecutive seasons. The Lions achieved the financial security they needed in 1979. They were renamed Seibu Lions. Seibu Lions, and won the Japan Series in 1982 and 1983. Higashio had the league’s lowest ERA of the league (2.92) and also led all league winners and was awarded an MVP prize in the year 1983. The Lions took home their first Pacific League championship four years consecutively from 1985 to 1988 (including 3 more Japan Series wins), and Higashio received the MVP Award for his second time in 1987. In 1988, he announced that he was retiring and is known as one of the most prominent Japanese pitchers of the 1980s.

He has currently returned to his role as a sports commentator. In September, 2006, he became the head of the Tokyo Apache Japanese professional basketball team.

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Osamu Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Osamu Higashio celebrates birthday on May 18 of every year.