Takumi Ohshiro

Takumi Ohshiro, born February 11, 1993 in Naha, Okinawa, came through Tokai University and has spent his professional career as a catcher for the Yomiuri Giants, Japan's most scrutinized baseball club. Two things stand out. First, he is 187 cm, which is unusually tall for a catcher anywhere in the world. The position demands crouching for three hours a night, and big bodies pay for that in knees and hips. Second, he is listed as a catcher and an infielder. Teams almost never move a catcher off the position, because he runs the pitching staff, so a manager willing to play him elsewhere is telling you the bat is worth finding room for. Playing behind the plate for the Giants means every game is dissected by a national press corps that treats the club as public property. Lasting there, out of Okinawa, is not luck.

Name (English)

Takumi Ohshiro

Name (Japanese)

大城卓三

Reading

おおしろ たくみ

Born

February 11, 1993 (age 33)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Rooster

Origin

Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Height

187 cm

Occupation

baseball player

University

Tokai University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takumi%20Ohshiro
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A7%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%93%E4%B8%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45819989

Tags

• Okinawa Prefecture
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-08-07

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