Naoto Wakimoto

Naoto Wakimoto is the kind of baseball player I find myself quietly rooting for. Born in 1996 in Numata, up in the mountains of Gunma, there's something about players who come from those quieter, greener corners of Japan that makes you think they've had to want it a little harder than everyone else. He went to the Lotte Marines as a seventh-round pick and spent three seasons there, and honestly, just making it as a pro ballplayer means years of early mornings and muddy cleats that most people never see. He's got his own Instagram, which tells me he's not hiding from the world. Slow-burn, hometown-pride type of guy — and those are exactly the players who end up surprising you.

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Naoto Wakimoto is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder born on June 10, 1996, in Numata, Gunma Prefecture. Standing 180 cm tall, he is a Gemini by zodiac sign. Drafted by the Chiba Lotte Marines in the seventh round in 2014, he played for them from 2015 to 2017.

Name (English)

Naoto Wakimoto

Name (Japanese)

脇本直人

Reading

わきもと なおと

Born

June 10, 1996 (age 30)

Origin

Numata, Gunma Prefecture, Japan

Height

180cm

Occupation

Baseball Player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Rat

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/w.naoto8282/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%84%87%E6%9C%AC%E7%9B%B4%E4%BA%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18818361

Tags

• From Gunma Prefecture
• Baseball Player

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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