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My Take
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami is the rare player who spent an entire career in one uniform. Born in Suita, Osaka in 1969, he was taken in the first round of the 1987 draft and stepped straight into the Chunichi Dragons infield, staying until 2009. What I admire is the shape of that career: not a home run hitter chasing highlights, but a doubles machine who piled up hits by placing them where nobody stood. Twenty-two years of that is a kind of discipline. He later returned to manage the club and it went badly, which taught me something uncomfortable. Reading a pitcher perfectly and running a roster are not the same instinct.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kazuyoshi Tatsunami
- Name (Japanese)
- 立浪和義
- Born
- August 19, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rooster
- Origin
- Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 173 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://tatsunami-kazuyoshi.jp/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tatsunami_staff/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%AB%8B%E6%B5%AA%E5%92%8C%E7%BE%A9
Frequently asked questions
When was Kazuyoshi Tatsunami born?
Born August 19, 1969 (age 56).
Where is Kazuyoshi Tatsunami from?
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami is from Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Kazuyoshi Tatsunami do?
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami works as baseball player.
How tall is Kazuyoshi Tatsunami?
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami is 173 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
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.