2025/07/22
Finish the half of season.
The first half of the 2025 season has ended.
In the final game of the first half, the team won its first four consecutive victories of the season with a dramatic victory.
The photo shows Naoki Matsumoto carefully arranging the area around the home base.
Stay tuned for more action in the second half of the season!
Thank you for your continued support.
2025/07/15
Mask as a starter against the top-ranked Hanshin!
July 13 at Koshien against the Hanshin Tigers.
I was a starter!
He had three hits in three appearances.
A good lead kept the runs to a minimum,
The team lost the game 1-2, although they showed some persistence in the final inning.
Bummer!!!
Thank you for your continued support.
2025/07/15
Carp 3 games in a row at Mazda Stadium
The 2025 season is also approaching for the All-Star,
The team continues to have a hard time making waves.
I participated in the Hiroshima Toyo Carp games from July 1 to 3.
On the 2nd, he was masked as a starter and had 2 hits!
It's just the beginning. I'll do my best!
Thank you for your continued support.
2025/04/07
Opening of the 2025 season!
The 2025 season has finally begun!
On April 4, he started the game against the Chunichi Dragons as a starter mask,
He batted and led the game to a draw!
Thank you for your support this year.
2025/03/03
Here is the information on CM appearances!
We will appear in a commercial for KBN, a cable TV station in Kagawa Prefecture!
2 versions, can also be checked at the following URL
If you want to watch professional baseball, KBN!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xg0HIpPcrM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI7d5LuOpEQ
2025/02/25
Exhibition game!
Exhibition games have started in the spring camp. In the game on February 22, I participated in the game as a substitute and scored a run. I will do my best to make adjustments and make an appeal for the opening of the season!
2025/02/10
Spring Camp!
We are participating in the spring training camp at "ANA BALL PARK Urasoe" in Okinawa Prefecture. We are working hard to prepare for the upcoming open games and the start of the season. We are working hard to prepare for the upcoming open games and the start of the season without any injuries and with a higher level of skill!
2025/01/14
Baseball classes at a nursing home.
On Friday, December 27, 2024, Hidetaka Namiki and I visited "Ohsato," a children's home in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, to teach a baseball lesson. The "PRIVATE" gallery has been added to show scenes from the day's events. A total of 28 children from six facilities in Kumagaya and beyond participated in the class. Matsumoto was unable to receive the ball due to an injury to his hand, but he gave advice on the position of his feet when catching the ball, how to put his glove out for defense, and how to take the timing of batting. The fleet-footed Namiki gave advice on how to practice base running, and at the end of the practice, a running race was held with the children! In the two batting practice sessions (toss batting), the children who could not hit the ball in the first session, after receiving advice, showed excellent batting in the second session. Despite the cloudy skies and windy, bitter cold weather, we had an enjoyable and fulfilling time with the children.
2024/12/05
Fan Appreciation Day images have been added!
Added "Fan Appreciation Day 2024 presented by MYNAVI" images held on Saturday, November 30 at Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium to the "PRIVATE" gallery!
Thank you to the many people who came to the event!
2024/10/07
The last game of the season!
On October 5, I played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, He started, but unfortunately lost the game. With this game, the entire season came to an end. The team finished in 5th place for the second year in a row, a tough result. We will use this disappointment as a springboard to make even greater strides as players next season, We will use this disappointment as a springboard to make even greater strides as players next season, We will strive to win the league championship and become the No. 1 team in Japan. We look forward to your continued support!
2024/10/03
The season's home games have now ended.
This season, the games at the home Meiji Jingu Baseball Stadium
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp game on October 2 will be
This was the last time I competed.
See you next season,
We look forward to seeing you there.
Thank you for your continued support!
2024/09/24
Added images!
Added images to the "ON A FIELD" gallery! This is a picture of practice at Yokohama Stadium on September 23.
2024/09/24
Clutch hit!
He played a full game against the Chunichi Dragons on September 21,
a clutch hit!
However, the team was unable to catch up and lost by a narrow margin.
Thank you for your continued support!
2024/09/19
Pinch-hitting with the bases loaded!
September 18 against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp,
He entered the game as a pinch-hitting in a numbing situation with the bases loaded,
He hit a sacrifice fly to win the game!
(What a sacrifice hit, his first since becoming a professional!)
The team won a close game and escaped from the bottom of the table.
The 2024 season is only a few weeks away.
Thank you for your continued support.
2024/09/18
Added images!
Added images to the "ON A FIELD" gallery!
2024/09/17
His third pinch-hit hit of the season!
Hanshin Tigers game on September 16,
He recorded a splendid hit to center field as a substitute!
Unfortunately, the team lost the game.
Thank you for your continued support.
2024/09/17
Multiple hits in a full game!
He played a full game against the Yomiuri Giants on September 13.
He contributed to his team's third straight win with multiple hits.
He also recorded a swing and a miss that led to the team's score that day!
Thank you for your continued support.
2024/08/20
Two games in a row against the Hiroshima Carp!
On August 17 and 18, the team will host the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in a two-game series at home.
In the first game on the 17th, he drew out a good pitching performance from his pitchers with a brilliant lead,
He also recorded a timely hit. The team wins a great victory!
Although he extended his consecutive game hits to "3" on the 18th,
Unfortunately, the team lost.
From the 20th, we will have 6 straight games to step up to the plate!
Thank you for your continued support.
2024/08/19
Winning in extra innings!
He played a full game against the Chunichi Dragons on August 14, batting 6th in the batting order.
In the bottom of the 11th inning in extra innings, the team won the game with a goodbye.
I contributed offensively and defensively!
Thank you for your continued support.
2024/08/13
Winning a close game to stop the losing streak!
On August 11, he made a full appearance in a game against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, batting 6th in the batting order.
Recorded a hit in his fourth at bat, shaking off the chasing Bay Stars.
The team snapped its losing streak!
Thank you for your continued support.
2024/08/13
Added images!
Added images to the "ON A FIELD" gallery!
2024/07/26
Dramatic comeback win at the end of the first half!
July 21 against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars,
In the bottom of the 10th inning of extra innings, he recorded an excellent hit as a substitute.
It went straight into defense,
The team won a dramatic come-from-behind victory in the bottom of the 11th inning in extra innings.
A memorable game closed out the first half of the season.
Today, July 26, the second half of the season finally begins.
Thank you for your continued support!
2024/07/01
A hard-hitting performance that leads to a come-from-behind victory!
He played a full game against the Hanshin Tigers on June 30.
With the success of the hard-hitting
He contributed to the team's dramatic come-from-behind victory!
Swallows win two in a row!
Thank you for your continued support.
2024/06/26
A hit against the Hiroshima Carp!
On June 25, I played a full game for the now top-ranked Hiroshima Toyo Carp!
He recorded a valuable hit, but unfortunately his team lost the game.
Thank you for your continued support.
2024/06/09
Contributed to the victory with a good lead!
Contributed to the team's complete game relay victory with a good lead against the Nippon-Ham Fighters on June 9!
Thank you for your continued support.
2024/06/08
I was interviewed by a hero!
On June 8, against the Nippon Ham Fighters, He contributed to the victory with a good lead and his first three-run homer of the season, making him a hero! We look forward to your continued support.
2024/05/07
Added images!
Added images to the "ON A FIELD" gallery!
2024/04/22
Added images!
Added images to the "ON A FIELD" gallery!
2024/04/18
Content has been added!
PROFILE" and "GALLERY" have been added. Thank you for your continued support.
2024/03/29
The 2024 season has begun!
Thank you for your support.
2024/03/28
The official website is now open!
Look for more content to be added in the future!
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PROFILE
- 松本直樹
- Birthplace
- Sakaide City,
Kagawa Prefecture - Birthday
- October 17, 1993
- Height and Weight
- 177cm, 82kg
- Pitching & Battering
- R/R
I started playing baseball when I was in elementary school. I was a member of the Kanayama Baseball Sports Boys Club.
At the national Sakaide Junior High School attached to the Kagawa University Faculty of Education, under the guidance of coach Kenji Nagao, the team achieved second place in the Shikoku Tournament with less than one hour of practice time after school.
At Marugame High School, he lost a complete game to Eimei High School with Tatsuya Matsumoto in the final of the National High School Baseball Championship Kagawa Tournament in the summer of his junior year.
He entered Rikkyo University through the general entrance examination and played a total of 13 league games (3 full games) on the hardball team, but ended up without a hit.
He sometimes suffered from the yips in the spring of his second year of college, and at times he thought about quitting baseball.
However, he made rapid progress in his first year at Seino Unyu, where he was a member of the workforce, and was named the regular catcher. He contributed to the team's top 8 finish in the Inter-City Baseball Tournament. He did not allow a single stolen base during the tournament.
He was selected seventh overall by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows at the 2017 draft meeting and joined the team.
In addition to his strong shoulder with a long throw of 120 meters, he has high throwing accuracy, and his time to reach second base is around 1.8 seconds.
In 2025, his eighth year as a professional, he aims to contribute to a team aiming to regain the championship and make further progress as a catcher who boasts high defensive ability.
GALLERY
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