Justin Bour

Justin Bour is one of those big left-handed sluggers you quietly root for because his path was anything but a straight line — a kid out of Centreville, Virginia who had to grind through the minors for years before finally getting his shot with the Miami Marlins and turning into a legitimate power threat at first base. His 2017 season in particular was the kind of breakout that makes you think "okay, this guy belongs," and watching him park balls into the second deck with that smooth left-handed swing was genuinely fun. What I find especially interesting is the second act: after stints with Philadelphia and the Angels, he took his game to Japan with the Hanshin Tigers and then over to the KBO with the LG Twins, which takes real guts and adaptability. Not every major leaguer can pack up and reinvent themselves across two Asian leagues — that tells me a lot about his character beyond the stat line.

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Name (English)

Justin Bour

Name (Japanese)

ジャスティン・ボーア

Reading

じゃすてぃん・ぼーあ

Born

May 28, 1988 (age 38)

Origin

Centreville, Virginia, United States

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Dragon

High school

Westfield High School

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin%20Bour
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17152218

Tags

• Virginia
• baseball player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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