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My Take
Honestly, Kakamigahara wasn't a name I had rattling around in my head before looking this guy up — it's a quiet city in Gifu hugging the Kiso River, the kind of place where summers are thick and the baseball fields are actually used. And somehow that setting just fits Shin'ya Azuhata perfectly. At 180cm he's got a good frame without screaming "look at me," and I get the sense he's the type who shows up, does his job, and lets the box score do the talking. He took the long road — dropping out of one university, starting over at another, catching for a company team — before Hanshin drafted him for his arm in 2012, and every roster has guys like this — the ones coaches quietly depend on — and those are usually the players the hometown never forgets.
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Overview
Shin'ya Azuhata is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher born on July 22, 1988, in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture. He stands 180 cm tall. After Chubu Gakuin University and the Seino Transportation company team, he was drafted by the Hanshin Tigers in the fourth round in 2012 and played for them from 2013 to 2018.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shin'ya Azuhata
- Name (Japanese)
- 小豆畑眞也
- Reading
- あずはた しんや
- Born
- July 22, 1988 (age 38)
- Origin
- Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 180 cm
- Occupation
- Baseball player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
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3. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Shin'ya Azuhata born?
Shin'ya Azuhata was born on July 22, 1988 and is 38 years old.
Where is Shin'ya Azuhata from?
Shin'ya Azuhata is from Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
What does Shin'ya Azuhata do?
Shin'ya Azuhata works as Baseball player.
How tall is Shin'ya Azuhata?
Shin'ya Azuhata is 180 cm tall.
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