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My Take
Okay, this guy genuinely made me do a double take. A former pro baseball player who decided that swinging a bat for a living wasn't enough and went and stepped into a mixed martial arts cage? That's not a career pivot, that's a whole new nervous system. I love how stubbornly physical it is, both paths punish your body in completely different ways, and he just signed up for both. At 182 centimeters and built like that, sure, he looks the part anywhere, but looking the part and actually trading punches are two very different things. There's something I deeply respect about somebody who refuses to be a one-sport guy and instead goes all-in on a totally foreign discipline. He's not a jack of all trades coasting on athleticism; he's the type who decides on a thing and grinds it down to the bone. Quietly fascinating man.
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Overview
Katsuaki Furuki is a Japanese former professional baseball player and former mixed martial artist born on November 10, 1980, in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture. He is known for pursuing careers in two distinct sports: professional baseball and mixed martial arts. He stands 182 cm tall and attended Toyota Otani High School. The Yokohama BayStars' first-round pick in the 1998 draft, he played for Yokohama from 1999 to 2007 and the Orix Buffaloes in 2008–2009, and now works as a YouTuber and heads a sports nonprofit.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Katsuaki Furuki
- Name (Japanese)
- 古木克明
- Reading
- ふるき かつあき
- Born
- November 10, 1980 (age 45)
- Origin
- Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 182cm
- Occupation
- Baseball player / Mixed martial artist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
2. Background
- High school
- Toyota Otani High School
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. 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 Katsuaki Furuki born?
Katsuaki Furuki was born on November 10, 1980 and is 45 years old.
Where is Katsuaki Furuki from?
Katsuaki Furuki is from Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
What does Katsuaki Furuki do?
Katsuaki Furuki works as Baseball player, Mixed martial artist.
How tall is Katsuaki Furuki?
Katsuaki Furuki is 182 cm tall.
Which high school did Katsuaki Furuki attend?
Katsuaki Furuki attended Toyota Otani High School.
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