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Senichi Hoshino was born on 22 January, 1947 in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan, is a Japanese baseball player and manager (1947–2018). Discover Senichi Hoshino's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 22 January 1947
Birthday 22 January
Birthplace Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Date of death 2018
Died Place Tsu, Mie, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Senichi Hoshino (星野 仙一) was a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager.

1968

Hoshino was drafted in the first round by the Chunichi Dragons in 1968, led by manager Shigeru Mizuhara.

The Yomiuri Giants had promised Hoshino that he would be their first round draft pick, but the Giants broke their promise, drafting another player instead.

This betrayal made Hoshino develop a profound hatred towards the Giants, and he has battled the Giants ever since, both as a pitcher and as a manager.

1969

Hoshino signed with the Dragons in 1969, and pitched both as a starter and reliever, quickly becoming the ace of the Dragons pitching staff.

1974

He led the league in saves in 1974, and won the Eiji Sawamura Award.

More importantly, however, his team won the league championship, stopping the Yomiuri Giants record of consecutive league championships at 9.

He was known as the "Kyojin Killer" (Giants Killer) because he seemed to pitch unusually well against the Giants.

1982

His team won another league championship in 1982, and Hoshino retired after that year.

His career record was 146–121, with 34 saves.

Hoshino was an extremely popular figure during his career, not because of his skill as a pitcher, but because of his persona.

Baseball fans were sick of seeing the Yomiuri Giants win the championship year after year, and Hoshino's outspoken hatred of the Giants finally gave fans a player to root for beside Shigeo Nagashima and Sadaharu Oh.

Hoshino stayed with the Dragons for his entire career, and was very well respected by his teammates.

1987

Hoshino worked as a commentator for NHK after retiring, and his popularity with both fans and players called him back to the Chunichi Dragons as a manager in 1987.

1988

Hoshino made a number of big trades, and led the Dragons to a league championship in 1988.

1991

He stepped down in 1991, and returned to his job as a commentator and sports writer.

1996

The Dragons did poorly after Hoshino's departure, and he was once again called back to lead the team in 1996.

1999

Hoshino won his second league championship in 1999, but stepped down again after his team placed fifth in 2001.

2002

In 2002, Hoshino was called to take over as manager of the Hanshin Tigers, who had been in last place for the last four years under Katsuya Nomura.

He raised the team to fourth place in his first year, and made huge cuts during the off-season while recruiting free agents like Tomoaki Kanemoto and Hideki Irabu.

2003

In 2003, he led the Hanshin Tigers to their first Central League pennant in 18 years before retiring for health reasons.

The Tigers won the Central League championship in 2003; Hoshino's third pennant as manager.

However, he frequently fell ill during games in 2003, often leaving the head coach to manage the team while he sat quietly on the bench.

He stepped down after the 2003 Japanese championship series due to health reasons, allegedly due to high blood pressure and heart arrhythmia, but was the assistant senior director of the Hanshin Tigers until 2010.

2007

In 2007, he managed the Japanese national team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

In 2007, he became the manager of the Japan national baseball team, which won the Asian Baseball Championship (the qualifier for the Beijing Olympics) defeating the Philippines, Korea, and Taiwan.

2008

However, the "Hoshino Japan" finished with a 4–5 record in the 2008 Beijing Olympics with no medals.

2010

In October 2010 Hoshino was hired as manager of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

2011

After the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles decided to let Marty Brown go after the first year of a two-year contract, Hoshino was brought on to manage the team and signed to a one-year, ¥150 million contract for the 2011 season.

After a fifth-place PL finish and the positive development of the team's younger players, team owner Hiroshi Mikitani requested that Hoshino stay on as manager for the next few seasons.

2013

He led the Eagles to a Pacific League pennant and Japan Series championship in 2013.

Hoshino was born the third of three children in Kurashiki, Japan.

His father died three months after he was born, and his mother raised him and his two sisters alone.

He played baseball throughout his high school years, but was unable to advance to the Koshien baseball tournament.

He entered Meiji University, and became a starter from his first year.

He marked 23 total wins in the Tokyo Big6 Baseball League, including one no-hitter, but his team never won the league championship.

Hoshino's reputation as a hot-headed leader began in his years at Meiji University, when he and other members of the baseball team banded together to break down a barricade set up around the school by a student protest group.

In the 2013 season, the Eagles' ninth, he went on to lead the team to its first PL pennant, first successful Climax Series run, and first Japan Series title.

The following season, however, the Eagles finished in last place and Hoshino announced that he would step down as manager.

His managerial tenure remains the team's longest.