Shintaro Masuda

Shintaro Masuda (枡田 慎太郎)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 176 lb.

• High School Chiben Gakuen High School

• Born July 8, 1987 in Kyoto, Kyoto Japan

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Biographical Information

Shintaro Masuda has played in Nippon Pro Baseball.

Masuda hit over .400 with 28 homers while in high school. The Rakuten Golden Eagles took him in the 4th round of the 2005 NPB draft. He debuted in NPB in 2007 and singled off Ryan Glynn in his first at-bat; for the season, he was 5 for 11 with a double, run and 2 RBI. He was in ni-gun for most of 2008 (0 for 4 in NPB) and 2009 (0 for 3, BB in NPB). He played 17 games as a utility infielder for Rakuten in 2010, hitting .208/.296/.271. He made the Japanese national team roster for the 2010 Intercontinental Cup.

Sources include japanbaseballdaily.com