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Hiroaki Shimauchi was born in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on February 2, 1990. Hiroaki Shimauchi is listed as a baseball player. That works out to 36 years old in 2026. Schooling on record includes Meiji University. The listed height is 180 cm.
My Take
Some players get written about; others just keep showing up. Hiroaki Shimauchi belongs to the second group. Born in 1990 in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, he came out of Meiji University and spent his whole professional career, from 2012 to 2025, as an outfielder with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Nippon Professional Baseball. At 180 cm he is unremarkable by the standards of the position, which is part of what interests me. Japanese baseball produces a steady supply of players who post one very good season and then quietly fade. Staying in a starting outfield year after year requires something less photogenic than talent: durability, a swing that holds up when scouting reports catch up to you, and the willingness to keep making adjustments long after the novelty is gone. Rakuten is not a franchise with a century of mythology behind it, so the players who become fixtures there end up shaping what the club feels like. Shimauchi has been one of those fixtures, and that is its own kind of achievement.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hiroaki Shimauchi
- Name (Japanese)
- 島内宏明
- Reading
- しまうち ひろあき
- Born
- February 2, 1990 (age 36)
- Origin
- Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 180 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
2. Background
- University
- Meiji University
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroaki%20Shimauchi
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B3%B6%E5%86%85%E5%AE%8F%E6%98%8E
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11476210
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Hiroaki Shimauchi born?
Hiroaki Shimauchi was born on February 2, 1990 and is 36 years old.
Where is Hiroaki Shimauchi from?
Hiroaki Shimauchi is from Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Hiroaki Shimauchi do?
Hiroaki Shimauchi works as baseball player.
How tall is Hiroaki Shimauchi?
Hiroaki Shimauchi is 180 cm tall.
Where did Hiroaki Shimauchi study?
Hiroaki Shimauchi attended Meiji University.
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