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My Take
Plenty of people glance at a catcher's batting average and decide he is underwhelming. Wrong instrument. Seiji Kobayashi, born in Sakai, Osaka, came out of Doshisha University to the Yomiuri Giants and has spent his career at 178 cm crouched behind the plate. Reading a pitcher's condition, calling the sequence, throwing runners out, keeping an ugly game from collapsing: almost none of that reaches a box score. He has worn the mask for Japan's national team too, and staying composed in that chair is an achievement by itself. Younger catchers keep arriving and he keeps his place, which suggests he survives on trust rather than statistics. I respect people who do the unglamorous job for years.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Seiji Kobayashi
- Name (Japanese)
- 小林誠司
- Born
- June 7, 1989 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
- Origin
- Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 178 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- University
- Doshisha University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/seiji.k__/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%8F%E6%9E%97%E8%AA%A0%E5%8F%B8
Frequently asked questions
When was Seiji Kobayashi born?
Born June 7, 1989 (age 37).
Where is Seiji Kobayashi from?
Seiji Kobayashi is from Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Seiji Kobayashi do?
Seiji Kobayashi works as baseball player.
How tall is Seiji Kobayashi?
Seiji Kobayashi is 178 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-27
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.