About Hiroyuki Oze
Lived 1985 – 2010 (aged 24). Hiroyuki Oze was a Japanese baseball player.
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 and .303 in 2009, his final professional season. Before joining the Buffaloes, he played at Jinsei Gakuen High School and Kinki University, where he was drafted in 2007. Oze received the memorable nickname "José" from Orix alum Ichiro Suzuki during the latter's visit to Buffaloes spring training.
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.
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Who was Hiroyuki Oze?
Japanese baseball player (1985-2010)
When was Hiroyuki Oze born?
Hiroyuki Oze was born on 2 September 1985 in Daitō-shi.
When did Hiroyuki Oze die?
Hiroyuki Oze died on 5 February 2010 in Miyakojima, Okinawa.
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Hiroyuki Oze was a baseball player.
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Hiroyuki Oze was Japanese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hiroyuki Oze. https://biography.guide/hiroyuki-oze/
MLA: "Hiroyuki Oze." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/hiroyuki-oze/.
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