Shohei Habu

There's something quietly compelling about a guy who grew up in Onomichi — that old port town in Hiroshima with the steep slopes, the cats, and the sea practically in your backyard — and decided to chase a career in professional baseball. Standing at 180cm, he'd cut a solid presence on the field. I don't have a highlight reel of dramatic moments to point to, but honestly that's almost the point — careers like his are built on relentless, unglamorous work far from the spotlight, and I find that more interesting than a curated story. A kid from the Seto Inland Sea region grinding his way into pro ball deserves a quiet nod of respect.

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Shohei Habu is a Japanese former professional baseball player born on August 16, 1989, in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. He stands 180 cm tall. An outfielder, he reached the 2007 summer Koshien final with Koryo High School, went on to Waseda University, and played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from 2012 to 2018.

Name (English)

Shohei Habu

Name (Japanese)

土生翔平

Reading

はぶ しょうへい

Born

August 16, 1989 (age 37)

Origin

Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan

Height

180 cm

Occupation

Baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Snake

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9C%9F%E7%94%9F%E7%BF%94%E5%B9%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11423776

Tags

• From Hiroshima
• Baseball player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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