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Katsuki Yamazaki
Katsuki Yamazaki
	Yamazaki with the SoftBank Hawks
Orix Buffaloes – No. 74
	Catcher / Coach
	Born: September 24, 1982 (age 41); Itami, Hyōgo
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	August 7, 2005, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Last NPB appearance
	November 6, 2020, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics ; (through 2020 season)
Batting average	.196
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	112
Teams
	As player Fukuoka Daiei Hawks; Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2005–2013); Orix Buffaloes (2014–2020); As coach Orix Buffaloes (2021–present);

Katsuki Yamazaki (山崎勝己, born August 16, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher. He has played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks / Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Orix Buffaloes.

Career edit

Fukuoka Daiei Hawks selected Yamazaki with the forth selection in the 2000 NPB draft [jp].

On August 7, 2005, Yamazaki made his NPB debut.

On November 4, 2020, Yamazaki announced his retirement.^[1]

^ "山崎勝己選手現役引退のお知らせ". オリックスバファローズオフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). November 4, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.

Katsuki Yamazaki
Yamazaki with the SoftBank Hawks
Orix Buffaloes – No. 74
Catcher / Coach
Born: (1982-09-24) September 24, 1982 (age 41) Itami, Hyōgo
Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
August 7, 2005, for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Last NPB appearance
November 6, 2020, for the Orix Buffaloes
NPB statistics (through 2020 season)
Batting average	.196
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	112

Teams
As player Fukuoka Daiei Hawks Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (2005–2013) Orix Buffaloes (2014–2020) As coach Orix Buffaloes (2021–present)