Shingo Usami

Shingo Usami (宇佐見 真吾, Usami Shingo, born June 4, 1993) is a Japanese professional baseball catcher and infielder for the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Shingo Usami
Usami catching for the Dragons in September 2023
Chunichi Dragons – No. 39
Catcher, Infielder
Born: (1993-06-04) June 4, 1993
Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
NPB debut
August 8, 2017, for the Yomiuri Giants
NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.205
Home runs13
RBI61
Teams

Professional career

Yomiuri Giants

On November 16, 2018, he was selected Yomiuri Giants roster at the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series exhibition game against MLB All-Stars.[1]

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

On June 26, 2019, Usami and teammate, pitcher Mitsuo Yoshikawa were traded to the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters in exchange for pitchers, Yohei Kagiya and Takahiro Fujioka.[2]

Chunichi Dragons

On June 19, 2023, Usami was traded alongside Koki Saito to the Chunichi Dragons in exchange for Yūya Gunji and Takumi Yamamoto.[3]

Personal life

On November 6, 2022 Usami and Reni Takagi, a member of Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z, announced through their respective social media accounts that they had married. They divorced about a little over a year later, on December 14, 2023.[4]

References
  1. "8日の「2018日米野球」参加メンバー決まる". 読売巨人軍公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). November 16, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. "巨人吉川光夫と宇佐見、日本ハム藤岡鍵谷がトレード - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  3. "日本ハムと中日が交換トレード正式発表 宇佐見＆齋藤綱、郡司＆山本…齋藤綱は1年で2度の移籍" (in Japanese). 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. 大友陽平. "ももクロ高城れに、中日宇佐見真吾との離婚発表「お互いにより良い人生を」電撃婚から13カ月 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
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