Edogawa Ranpo Award
2 appearances
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Edition 38 (1992) nominee
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Edition 39 (1993) nominee
Kenjiro Mori
もり けんじろう
Mori Kenjiro
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-01-22 （Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Professional baseball umpire
- Active Years
- 1988-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kokushikan High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Kokushikan University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Kokushikan High School
Country:
Japan
Served as manager for the high school baseball team
Kokushikan University
Country:
Japan
After university entered the path to become an umpire
Awards & Nominations
Health
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Hyperventilation syndrome2010-04-27Suffered fever and hyperventilation during a game, resulting in a mid-game substitution
Legacy
A long-serving top professional baseball umpire in Japan who gained international attention as the first Japanese home-plate umpire at the 2013 WBC. He reached multiple career milestones in games officiated and later served as NPB's chief umpire, exerting significant influence in the umpiring community.
Quotes
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I prepared thoroughly with the Samurai Japan training camp and am in good condition. I'm excited and a bit nervous, but I will do my job well and work so that more Japanese umpires can serve as home-plate umpires in future tournaments.
Source: Interview (upon WBC appointment) (2013)
Trivia
- Umpire uniform number was 27 (since joining in 1988)
- First Japanese home-plate umpire at the 2013 WBC
- Surpassed 2,500 career games (reached 2,500 in 2019; 2,554 games recorded through 2022)
- Appeared in All-Star Games 4 times (2000, 2004, 2012, 2018)
- Appeared in the Japan Series 6 times (2001, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2019)