Takumi Horikoshi

Takumi Horikoshi (堀越 匠)

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 150 lb.

• School Toyo University
• High School Urawa Gakuin High School

• Born July 15, 1988 in Meguro, Tokyo Japan

Biographical Information

Takumi Horikoshi played for Nippon Steel Kashima in the industrial leagues after college. He made the Japanese national team that won the 2012 Asian Championship and 2013 East Asian Games. In the 2019 Asian Championship, he hit .400/.400/.700 with five RBI and three runs in five games for Japan. In the Gold Medal Game, he pinch-hit for Jin Minakawa in the 9th inning, but was retired by Chih-Jung Liu in a 5-4 loss to Taiwan.

Sources

• Official Website of Samurai Japan
• 2019 Asian Championship box score report