Masato Akamatsu

Masato Akamatsu
Hiroshima Toyo Carp — No. 38
Outfielder
Born: September 6, 1982 (1982-09-06) (age 29) Kyoto, Japan
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
Professional debut
October 4, 2005 for the Hanshin Tigers
statistics (through 2008 season)
Hits	96
RBIs	25
Batting average	.243
Teams
Hanshin Tigers (2005 - 2007)[1] Hiroshima Toyo Carp (2008 - )[1]

Masato Akamatsu (赤松 真人, Akamatsu Masato^?, born September 6, 1982, in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City) is a Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.^[1]

In August 2010, Masato made sports headlines by denying batter Shuichi Murata a home run with what sportswriters dubbed the "Spider-Man Catch," rapidly scaling the outfield fence before snaring the ball in midleap.^[2][3] He won the Gold Glove that same year.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Masato Akamatsu". Baseball-Reference.com. http://www.baseball-reference.com:8080/minors/player.cgi?id=akamat001mas. Retrieved 2010-08-05. 
2. ^ Smith, Stephen (2010-08-06). "Japanese Player Makes Amazing Spider-Man Catch". CBSNews.com. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31751_162-20012771-10391697.html?. Retrieved 2010-08-07. 
3. ^ Brewer, Jerry (2010-08-06). "Two amazing catches that will change your life". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/thebrewery/2012542039_two_amazing_catches_that_will.html. Retrieved 2010-08-07. 

External links

• Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com
• Japan Baseball Daily

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Name	Akamatsu, Masato
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Date of birth	September 6, 1982
Place of birth	Kyoto, Japan
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