Tsutomu Kameyama

I've got a soft spot for guys like Tsutomu Kameyama. An Osaka kid, born in 1969, who made his name on the diamond and then carried that same energy onto Japanese TV. To me he reads as the classic hustle player rather than the flashy home-run guy, the type who'd crash into the outfield wall, dive headfirst, and pop up covered in dirt with a grin. At 176cm he wasn't some towering slugger, so whatever presence he had on the field, he earned with effort. And honestly that's the appeal: a warm, scrappy Osaka personality whose grit shows even when he's just chatting on a variety show. The kind of presence that makes you feel a little more fired up just for watching.

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Tsutomu Kameyama is a former Japanese professional baseball player and talent born on July 2, 1969, in Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. Standing 176 cm tall, he built a reputation as a tenacious, all-out player known for gritty, physical effort on the field. After retiring from baseball he transitioned to a career as a television talent. Although born in Osaka, he hails from Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima; he now works as a baseball commentator for MBS and a baseball critic for Sponichi, and is managed by Sports Biz.

Name (English)

Tsutomu Kameyama

Name (Japanese)

亀山努

Reading

かめやま つとむ

Born

July 2, 1969 (age 57)

Origin

Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

Height

176cm

Weight

77 kg

Occupation

Baseball Player / Talent

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster

Works summary

Appearances

9 (1999–2016)

By year (titles with a known year)

1999: 1, 2003: 1, 2005: 1, 2011: 2, 2016: 1, year unknown: 3

Debut work

亀山つとむの音楽一家

Filmography / notable works

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%BA%80%E5%B1%B1%E5%8A%AA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11370839

Tags

• From Osaka Prefecture
• Baseball Player
• Talent

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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