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Shota Dobayashi
Dobayashi with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 7
infielder
Born: (1991-08-17) August 17, 1991 (age 32)
Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
debut
March 30, 2012, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
NPB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average.245
Hits598
Home runs65
RBIs263
Stolen Bases41
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Shota Dobayashi (堂林 翔太, Dōbayashi Shōta, born August 17, 1991, in Toyota, Aichi, Japan) is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.

Personal life

He is married with former TBS announcer Erina Masuda on November 6, 2014. He has one child, a boy.