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Junji Hoshino (星野 順治, Hoshino Junji, born June 18, 1974) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher, and current the pitcher's coordinator for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).[1][2]

He previously played for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.[3]

Professional career

Active player era

On November 21, 1997, Hoshino was drafted fourth overall by the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in the 1997 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.[2]

During the 1998 season, he made his Pacific League debut and pitched in two games.[3]

In the second year of his career, he posted a 10-8 win–loss record and a 3.98 ERA in 21 games pitched, and contributed to the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks' first Pacific League championship.[2][3]

He recorded 13 wins in the 2001 season, his most as a starting pitcher.[3]

In his 11-season career, Hoshino pitched in a total of 156 games, recorded to a 50–48 win–loss record, one hold, and a 4.26 ERA.[3] He retired during the 2008 season.

After retirement

After his retirement, Hoshino served as assistant conditioning coach for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks from the 2009 and 2010 seasons.[4] He moved to the Hawks' front office in the 2011 season, where he served as a staff member in charge of development, director of development, and head of the development department.[2][5]

He serve as the fourth squad pitcher's coordinator since the 2023 season.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks team's news 2022/11/28(月) 新入団・就任コーチのお知らせ". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Nigata Baseball.com 【NPB】元ソフトバンク投手の星野順治さんが野球教室" (in Japanese). Nigata Yakyu.com. December 30, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Weekly Baseball online player data 星野 順治(ほしのじゅんじ) 投手 右投右打" (in Japanese). Weekly Baseball online. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks press release 2008/11/07(金) 星野コンディショニングコーチ補佐が就任会見". Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Official site (in Japanese). November 7, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sports Nippon baseball news ソフトバンク、星野順治氏が入閣 新設の投手部門コーディネーターに…1～4軍巡回しながら育成選手磨く". Sports Nippon (in Japanese). November 21, 2013. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

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