Norihiro Akahoshi

Japanese baseball player

Baseball player

Norihiro Akahoshi 赤星憲広

retired
Outfielder
Born: (1976-04-10) April 10, 1976 (age 48) 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	1,276
Stolen Bases	381
Home runs	3
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.^[1]