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My Take
Honestly, professional baseball players exist on a completely different plane from the rest of us — and Tomoki Hoshino is a solid reminder of that. Born in 1977 in Toin, a small town in Mie Prefecture that most people couldn't point to on a map, he somehow grabbed a ball and willed his way into the pros. That kind of journey doesn't happen without a serious combination of raw talent and the quiet, stubborn grind that never makes the highlight reel. He threw a no-hitter in high school, went pro out of the Prince Hotel company team, and spent fifteen seasons in the pros, mostly as a Seibu reliever — we get obsessed with home run kings and strikeout records, but guys who come up from nowhere and carve out a career in that world? That's the story that actually gets me.
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Overview
Tomoki Hoshino is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher born on July 29, 1977, in Toin, Mie Prefecture, Japan. He stands 179 cm tall. A left-hander, he joined the Seibu Lions from Prince Hotel in the 1998 draft, pitched for them until 2012 and finished his career with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in 2013.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tomoki Hoshino
- Name (Japanese)
- 星野智樹
- Reading
- ほしの ともき
- Born
- July 29, 1977 (age 49)
- Origin
- Toin, Mie Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 179cm
- Occupation
- Baseball Player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
2. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%9F%E9%87%8E%E6%99%BA%E6%A8%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7820145
3. About this entry
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- Last updated
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 Tomoki Hoshino born?
Tomoki Hoshino was born on July 29, 1977 and is 49 years old.
Where is Tomoki Hoshino from?
Tomoki Hoshino is from Toin, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
What does Tomoki Hoshino do?
Tomoki Hoshino works as Baseball Player.
How tall is Tomoki Hoshino?
Tomoki Hoshino is 179 cm tall.
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