Seiji Kobayashi

 Seiji Kobayashi 

Seiji Kobayashi (conceived June 7, 1989) is a Japanese expert baseball catcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). 

Kobayashi went to Doshisha University, where he played for the school's baseball group. The Yomiuri Giants chose Kobayashi in the 2013 NPB Draft. Kobayashi was added to the Japanese baseball group's program for the 2014 Major League Baseball Japan All-Star Series.