Tatsuhiko Satoh

Tatsuhiko Satoh (佐藤 竜彦)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 181 lb.

• School Rikkyo University
• High School Kokugakuin Kugayama High School

• Born November 21, 1994 in Fukuoka Prefecture Japan

Biographical Information

Tatsuhiko Satoh played for Honda in the industrial leagues after college. He made the Japanese national team for the 2019 Asian Championship. He hit .526/.571/1.052 with 9 RBI and 5 runs in five games for Japan. He also crushed the first homer of Japan in this tournament, a solo shot off Chun-Pui Mok of Hong Kong. In the Gold Medal Game, he hit 4th and played right field, but went 0-for-4 with 3 strikeouts in a 5-4 loss to Taiwan. He was named the All-Star designated hitter, and led the tournament in slugging, triples (3) and RBI. He tied for 7th in runs, was 6th in average and tied Wei-Chih Chen and Jennald Pareja for the most hits (10).

Sources

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