Hiroshi Fujimoto

is a Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Nankai/Fukuoka Daiei Hawks and the Orix Blue Wave.

Early baseball career Fujimoto went on to Tenri High School, where he competed in the 62nd Japanese High School Baseball Championship in the summer of his sophomore year.

Playing career On November 25, 1981, Fujimoto was drafted by the Nankai Hawks in the 1981 Nippon Professional Baseball draft.

On July 7, 1990, He accomplished hit for the cycle against the Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Post-playing career Fujimoto ran a restaurant until 2010 while commentating on TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting's baseball broadcasts and critiquing Nishinippon Sports.

He has been the hitting coach for the second squad since the 2011 season and has served as the first squad hitting coach, second squad manager, and third squad manager before being named first squad manager for the 2022 season.