Shuichi Murata

I'll be honest, Shuichi Murata is my kind of ballplayer. A third baseman out of Fukuoka by way of Nihon University, he built his name on one beautiful, uncomplicated thing: swinging hard and putting the ball over the fence. No flash, no theatrics, just a stocky guy digging into the box with that "I'm taking this one deep" glare and meaning it. I love that he became a genuine home run threat through sheer stubborn graft rather than gimmicks. There's something old-school and reassuring about him, dirt on the uniform, sweat earned, every at-bat treated like it mattered. He's the type of veteran corner infielder who anchors a lineup and a clubhouse, and you can feel the quiet pride in the work. A proper, honest baseball man.

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Shuichi Murata is a Japanese former professional baseball player born on December 28, 1980, in Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture. He attended Nihon University before entering professional baseball. Standing 177 cm tall, he played third base for the Yokohama BayStars and Yomiuri Giants from 2003 to 2017, led the Central League in home runs in 2007 and 2008, and has managed the DeNA BayStars' second team since 2026.

Name (English)

Shuichi Murata

Name (Japanese)

村田修一

Reading

むらた しゅういち

Born

December 28, 1980 (age 45)

Origin

Sasaguri, Fukuoka, Japan

Height

177cm

Occupation

Baseball player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

University

Nihon University

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%91%E7%94%B0%E4%BF%AE%E4%B8%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q845633

Tags

• From Fukuoka
• Baseball player

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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