Hiroyuki Oze

Hiroyuki Oze
Hiroyuki Oze

Hiroyuki Oze (小瀬 浩之 Oze Hiroyuki, September 2, 1985 – February 5, 2010) was a Japanese baseball outfielder from Daitō, Osaka who played professionally for the Orix Buffaloes. He played two seasons for the club, hitting .262 in his rookie year in 2008[1] and .303 in 2009, his final professional season.[2] Before joining the Buffaloes, he played at Jinsei Gakuen High School and Kinki University, where he was drafted in 2007.[2]

Oze died on February 5, 2010, in an apparent suicide by jumping from the tenth floor of his hotel during spring training in Miyakojima, Okinawa.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Hiroyuki Oze Batting Statistics, Baseball Cube
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Orix Buffaloes outfielder Hiroyuki Oze found dead in Okinawa, Mainichi Daily News, February 5, 2010.