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Gosho Kato Announces Retirement from Active Duty
We would like to inform you that today, November 3 (Sunday), Gosho Kato (30) of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters announced that he will retire from active duty at the end of this season.
Comment by Kato
“Thank you so much to all the fans who have cheered and supported me over the last 12 years. I have managed to get this far thanks to my family, teammates, manager, coaches, team members and fans and I will continue to do so accept the challenges and move forward with my past experiences and feelings of gratitude in my heart.
Kato Player Profile
- Name and Surname
- Gosuke Kato
- Date of Birth
- October 8, 1994
- Place of Origin
- United States of America
- Position
- Internal
- Height/Weight
- 185cm・88kg
- Pitching and Batting
- Right step, left shot
- Career
- Rancho Bernardo High School – Yankees Affiliate (2013-2019) - Marlins Affiliate (2020) – Padres Affiliate (2021) – Blue Jays (2022) – Mets Affiliate (2022) – Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (3rd pick in 2022 draft, 2023 – 2024)
First Team Batting Record
Major Records
- First appearance: May 25, 2023 Fukuoka Softbank Hawks 11th round (ES-CON F) no. 6, second base
- First hit: Same as above, 2nd inning, by pitcher Gunkel.
- First RBI: May 26, 2023 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Tenth Game (Rakuten Mobile) 1st inning, by pitcher Fujihira
- First home run: May 31, 2023, Tokyo Yakult Swallows 2nd round (Escon F) 3rd inning, by pitcher Ichikawa
