Masato Matsui

Masato Matsui
Masato Matsui
	File:20130803 Masato Matsui, catcher of the Chunichi Dragons, at Yokohama Stadium.JPG
Orix Buffaloes – No. 97
	Catcher / Coach
	Born: November 19, 1987 (age 38)
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
	March 28, 2010, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
	August 14, 2022, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics ; (through 2022 season)
Batting average	.192
Home runs	6
Hits	175
RBI	61
Stolen bases	6
	Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
	Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Teams
	As player Chunichi Dragons (2010–2019); Orix Buffaloes (2019–2022); As coach Orix Buffaloes (2025–present);
Career highlights and awards
	Japan Series champion (2022);

Masato Matsui (松井雅人, born November 19, 1987, in Japan) is a former Japanese professional baseball catcher. He previously played for the Chunichi Dragons and Orix Buffaloes.

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Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)

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v t e Orix Buffaloes current roster
Pitchers	00 Anderson Espinoza 11 Shunpeita Yamashita 12 Kōhei Azuma 13 Hiroya Miyagi 14 Yūki Udagawa 15 Ren Mukunoki 16 Yoshihisa Hirano 17 Ryūhei Sotani 19 Taisuke Yamaoka 20 Shōta Abe 21 Sōichirō Yamazaki 22 Ryōta Muranishi 23 Kōsei Yoshida 26 Kyōsuke Saitoh 28 Ryōga Tomiyama 29 Daiki Tajima 35 Motoki Higa 40 Shō Iwasaki 42 Andrés Machado 43 Yuito Mae 46 Hitomi Honda 48 Kaisei Tōmatsu 52 Kaede Yokoyama 54 Luis Castillo 56 Atsuya Kogita 57 Nobuyoshi Yamada 58 Kazutomo Iguchi 59 Luis Perdomo 63 Kōsuke Kawachi 66 Hiroshi 68 Kaito Iriyama 93 Kazuma Satoh 94 Kento Kawase 95 Kaito Saiki 96 Taito Takashima 97 Seiryū Kotajima 98 Ryūsei Gonda
Catchers	2 Kenya Wakatsuki 4 Tomoya Mori 32 Shō Fukunaga 37 Ryō Ishikawa 44 Yūma Tongū 62 Shūna Hori
Infielders	3 Ryōichi Adachi 5 Masahiro Nishino 6 Yūma Mune 8 Marwin González 9 Tomoya Noguchi 10 Kōji Ohshiro 24 Kōtarō Kurebayashi 25 Hō Naitoh 30 Taishi Hirooka 31 Ryō Ohta 34 Seiya Yokoyama 36 Tatsuya Yamaashi 40 Leandro Cedeño 53 Shō Gibo 64 Kōsei Ohsato 67 Keita Nakagawa
Outfielders	0 Haruto Watanabe 1 Shūhei Fukuda 7 Ryōma Nishikawa 27 Kendai Gen 33 Ryū Sugisawa 38 Ryōto Kita 39 Ryōma Ikeda 41 Kōdai Sano 45 Cody Thomas 50 Yūya Oda 55 T-Okada 61 Tokumasa Chano 99 Yūtarō Sugimoto
Development pitchers	017 Chen Mu-heng 041 Hiroto Suga 042 Kaito Ōe 043 Riku Miyaguni 044 Taketo Ashida 053 Taiga Uehara 056 Kento Inui 122 Ryōta Muranishi 128 Yuito Mae 130 Taiki Ono 135 Kōsuke Kawachi
Development catchers	034 Kyōichirō Murakami 055 Kōsuke Tajima
Development infielders	045 Sōta Kawano 051 Tomoki Imasaka 052 Musashi Shimizu 124 Jo Endo 125 Jarryd Dale 126 Kazuya Katsuki 153 Shō Gibo
Development outfielders	054 Seiichi Teramoto
First squad coaching	Manager: 71 Mamoru Kishida Head coach: 88 Katsumi Mizumoto Strategy coach: 87 Toshio Saitoh Pitching coaches: 75 Kazuyuki Atsuzawa, 77 Motoki Higa Batting coaches: 78 Ikki Shimamura, 82 Keizo Kawashima Infield defense/base running coaches: 83 Ryōichi Adachi Outfield defense/base running coaches: 70 Yūsuke Matsui Battery coaches: 74 Katsuki Yamazaki
Second squad coaching	Manager: 81 Toshio Haru Head coach: 76 Naoyuki Kazaoka Chief development coach: 89 Hiroshi Kobayashi Pitching coaches: 73 Rui Makino, 72 Masafumi Hirai Batting coaches: 85 Shinji Takahashi, 79 Masakazu Fukukawa Infield defense/base running coaches: 80 Shūhei Kojima Outfield defense/base running coaches: 86 Shintarō Yoshida Battery coaches: 97 Masato Matsui Development coaches: 90 Yūya Oda, 91 Daisuke Iida, 84 Kōhei Suzuki

Masato Matsui
File:20130803 Masato Matsui, catcher of the Chunichi Dragons, at Yokohama Stadium.JPG
Orix Buffaloes – No. 97
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1987-11-19) November 19, 1987 (age 38)
Batted: Left Threw: Right
NPB debut
March 28, 2010, for the Chunichi Dragons
Last NPB appearance
August 14, 2022, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics (through 2022 season)
Batting average	.192
Home runs	6
Hits	175
RBI	61
Stolen bases	6
Stats at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
Managerial record at Baseball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

Teams
As player Chunichi Dragons (2010–2019) Orix Buffaloes (2019–2022) As coach Orix Buffaloes (2025–present)
Career highlights and awards
Japan Series champion (2022)

Masato Matsui

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