Kō Matsukawa

Honestly, I have a soft spot for Kō Matsukawa, this Osaka kid out of Hannan who got drafted in the first round and handed the catcher's mask before he was even out of his teens. Think about what that job actually is: you're the one calming the pitcher down, calling the game, reading hitters, basically carrying the whole team while crouched in the dirt. And here's a baby-faced 2003 kid doing it. That's a wild amount of pressure to load onto someone so young, and I find myself quietly rooting for him every time. He strikes me as the slow-burn type, the kind who won't sulk if it doesn't click right away but just keeps grinding. No rush, kid. Grow into it at your own pace.

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Kō Matsukawa is a Japanese professional baseball player born on October 20, 2003, in Hannan City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. He is a Libra born in the Year of the Goat. Most personal details, including his agency, educational background, and physical measurements, have not been made public.

Name (English)

Kō Matsukawa

Name (Japanese)

松川虎生

Reading

まつかわ こう

Born

October 20, 2003 (age 22)

Origin

Hannan City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Occupation

Professional baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Goat

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%BE%E5%B7%9D%E8%99%8E%E7%94%9F
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108776922

Tags

• From Osaka Prefecture
• Professional baseball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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