Japanese Olympic softball catcher Emi Inui becomes first woman to work as NPB scout

Japanese Olympic softball catcher Emi Inui becomes first woman to work as NPB scout
04/11/2020
The 2008 Olympic gold medallist was promoted to the Orix Buffaloes scouting department after working in player development at the club's Youth Academy.

Emi Inui, a former member of the Japanese Women's National Softball Team, has become the first woman to be hired as a scout by a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) club, as she joins the Orix Buffaloes scouting department following a prior stint with the team.

The 37-year old was a back-up catcher on the Japanese National Team that earned a bronze medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004 and a gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.

Before joining the scouting department, Inui worked with developing players at the Orix Buffaloes Youth Academy.