My Take
I genuinely respect the path Bob Seymour has taken — a kid from Harvey, Illinois, which sits just south of Chicago in one of those blue-collar, no-nonsense neighborhoods where you either find a way out or you don't, and he found his way through Wake Forest University and into professional baseball as a first baseman. Getting a cup of coffee with the Tampa Bay Rays is already a milestone most players never reach, but what really catches my attention is the jump to the Orix Buffaloes in Japan's NPB — that takes a particular kind of confidence and adaptability, especially for a guy still in his mid-twenties. He's not chasing headlines; he's chasing at-bats and development, and I think that work-first attitude is going to quietly build into something worth watching over the next few years.
Overview
Robert John Seymour (born October 7, 1998) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Rays.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bob Seymour
- Name (Japanese)
- ボブ・シーモア
- Reading
- ぼぶ・しーもあ
- Born
- October 7, 1998 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Harvey, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Wake Forest University
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.