My Take
There's something quietly compelling about Atsuya Horie that I keep coming back to. A left-handed pitcher out of Takamatsu, Kagawa — not exactly the baseball heartland people talk about — who got drafted by the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2014 and has been grinding through the NPB ever since. Left-arm pitchers who can bring genuine heat are genuinely rare in Japan, and Horie is one of them, which already makes him interesting on paper. But what gets me is the Carp context: Hiroshima is one of those clubs that runs on grit and homegrown talent more than big-market money, so fitting in there feels like it suits a guy from a small Shikoku city just fine. He's a 1997 kid, Pisces energy if you believe in that stuff, and still very much in the phase of his career where everything can tip either way. I find myself quietly rooting for him in that low-key way you root for players who do the work without much fanfare.
Overview
Atsuya Horie is a Japanese professional baseball player born on February 21, 1997, in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture. Standing 178 cm tall, he represents a generation of players who came of age in the late 1990s. Details about his career history, agency, and personal life have not been made public.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Atsuya Horie
- Name (Japanese)
- 塹江敦哉
- Reading
- ほりえ あつや
- Born
- February 21, 1997 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Ox (Ushi)
- Origin
- Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Baseball Player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.