Seishirō Sakamoto

Catching is the least legible job in baseball. A home run announces itself; a pitch sequence that steals an extra out leaves nothing behind in the box score. Seishiro Sakamoto, born in Hyogo in 1993, came through Meiji University and settled in behind the plate for the Hanshin Tigers, a local kid crouching in his home region's most scrutinised square metre. At 176 cm he is not an imposing figure by catcher standards, but whether a pitcher trusts the back in front of him has nothing to do with size. His given name is built from the characters for sincerity and resolve, which is almost too fitting. He will never be the reason a highlight reel exists. Teams still fall apart without someone doing exactly what he does.

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Name (English)

Seishirō Sakamoto

Name (Japanese)

坂本誠志郎

Reading

さかもと せいしろう

Born

November 10, 1993 (age 32)

Origin

Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

Height

176 cm

Occupation

baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

University

Meiji University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seishir%C5%8D%20Sakamoto
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9D%82%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%A0%E5%BF%97%E9%83%8E
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22118838

Tags

• Hyōgo Prefecture
• baseball player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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