My Take
I'll be honest, Katsuyuki Dobashi is the kind of ballplayer I have a soft spot for: a Chiba kid out of Funabashi, born in '68, who came up in that late-Showa, early-Heisei era when pro baseball still felt gritty and earnest. At 179cm he wasn't some towering slugger, and that ordinariness is exactly the charm to me. He reads as the dependable, do-your-job type, the steady hand you want when the flashy stars cool off, not the guy chasing headlines but the one quietly grinding it out on the dirt. I love a player who wins on substance over sparkle, and Dobashi gives off that workmanlike, old-school dignity. There's something honest about a career built on showing up and doing the unglamorous work, and that's the version of him I keep picturing.
Overview
Katsuyuki Dobashi is a Japanese baseball player born on December 5, 1968, in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. He attended Chiba Prefectural Inba Meisei High School before pursuing his baseball career. He stands 179 cm tall. Further personal and career details remain private or unknown.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Katsuyuki Dobashi
- Name (Japanese)
- 土橋勝征
- Reading
- どばし かつゆき
- Born
- December 5, 1968 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Monkey (申)
- Origin
- Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 179cm
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Chiba Prefectural Inba Meisei High School
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9C%9F%E6%A9%8B%E5%8B%9D%E5%BE%81
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.