Katsumi Hirosawa
Katsumi Hirosawa is a former Nippon Professional Baseball player. A slugger who divided his time between infield and the outfield, Hirosawa played for the Yakult Swallows, the Yomiuri Giants, and the Hanshin Tigers. Hirosawa was a four-time Central League Best Nine Award-winner, an eight-time NPB All-Star, and twice led the Central League in RBI.
Before joining the Swallows, Hirosawa played baseball for Japan in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Although baseball was a demonstration sport during that Olympics, the Japanese team defeated the United States to take the "gold medal."
Hirosawa was part of the Central League-champion Swallows team that lost the 1992 Japan Series to Seibu, as well as the championship team that defeated the Lions in a rematch in 1993.
Hirosawa topped off his playing career as part of the 2003 Hanshin Tigers squad that narrowly lost the Japan Series to the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
After retiring he served as a coach on the Tigers from 2007–2008.
