Shuhei Fukuda

An outfielder from Kanagawa Prefecture, born in 1989, listed at 181 cm. Fukuda's career is a good argument for reading past the batting line. He spent his main years with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and later the Chiba Lotte Marines, largely in the role of the player summoned when the situation demands speed, defense, or a specific pinch-hit. That job is harder than it looks from the stands: you sit for eight innings with no rhythm, no timing, no warm-up at bat, and then you are expected to be immediately game-ready. What I like most, though, is the geography. He played for the Brisbane Bandits in the Australian Baseball League back in 2010, and years later turned up with the Mid East Falcons of Baseball United. Australia, Japan, the Middle East — that is not the itinerary of someone chasing a contract. That is someone who keeps finding a place to play because he still wants to.

Name (English)

Shuhei Fukuda

Name (Japanese)

福田秀平

Reading

ふくだ しゅうへい

Born

February 10, 1989 (age 37)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

Origin

Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

181 cm

Occupation

baseball player / baseball coach

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuhei%20Fukuda
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A6%8F%E7%94%B0%E7%A7%80%E5%B9%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7504712

Tags

• Kanagawa Prefecture
• baseball player
• baseball coach

Last updated

2026-08-07

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