Norihiro Akahoshi

Norihiro Akahoshi
赤星憲広

retired

Outfielder

Born: April 10, 1976 (age 41)
Kariya, Aichi, Japan

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

debut

March 30, 2001, for the Hanshin Tigers

Last appearance

September 12, 2009, for the Hanshin Tigers

NPB statistics

Batting average

.295

Hits

1276

Home runs

RBIs

215

Teams

Hanshin Tigers (2001–2009)

Career highlights and awards

2001 Central League Rookie of the Year
2001–2005 Central League stolen base champion
2003–2005 Central League Best Nine Award
2001, 2003–2006, 2008 Central League Golden Glove Award

Norihiro Akahoshi (赤星憲広^?, Akahoshi Norihiro, born April 10, 1976) is a retired Nippon Professional Baseball player from Kariya, Aichi, Japan. He played as an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers.

Akahoshi announced his retirement on December 9, 2009. During the 2009 season, he was first deactivated in early July after sustaining a neck injury. Then, on September 12, his last game, Akahoshi aggravated a spinal disc herniation when he dove headfirst in an attempt to catch a ball. He was diagnosed with spinal damage and has experienced pain in his neck and lower back as well as numbness in his hands and feet since.

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