Chihiro Kaneko

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Japanese baseball player
Baseball player
Chihiro Kaneko
Kaneko with the Orix Buffaloes
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 91
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1983-11-08) November 8, 1983 (age 40)
Sanjo,Niigata, Japan
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
NPB debut
April 12, 2006, for the Orix Buffaloes
Last NPB appearance
May 22, 2022, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Career statistics
Win–loss record130-94
Earned run average3.08
Strikeouts1,721
Teams
As player

As coach

  • Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (2024–present)
Career highlights and awards

Chihiro Kaneko (金子 千尋, Kaneko Chihiro, born November 8, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

Career

Kaneko pitched for the Orix Buffaloes. He won the Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award and the Eiji Sawamura Award in 2014. He became a free agent after the 2018 season,[1] and signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.[2]

On October 19, 2019, Kaneko signed a 1-year extension to remain with the Fighters.[3]

References

  1. ^ Baseball / Japanese Baseball (2018-11-28). "Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko to become free agent". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ^ Coskrey, Jason (2019-02-10). "Chihiro Kaneko draws attention from Yu Darvish, others, because of change-up". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. ^ "金子弌大投手が海外FA権を行使せずに残留". 北海道日本ハムファイターズ オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). October 19, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2020.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters current roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
OutfieldersDevelopment
  • 114 Ryōdai Matsumoto (P)
  • 115 Shinji Saitoh (P)
  • 121 Ren Fukushima (P)
  • 122 Takanari Hayamizu (C)
  • 123 Taisei Yanagawa (P)
  • 124 Kazuhiro Abe (OF)
  • 125 Taisei Fujita (OF)
  • 126 Terukazu Nakayama (P)
  • 127 Ataru Yamaguchi (OF)
  • 128 Kōdai Yamamoto (P)
  • 137 Ren Kakigi (P)
  • 161 Yūya Himeno (P)
  • 196 Sun Yi-lei (P)
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coaching
Second squad
coaching
  • Manager: 92 Masao Kida
  • Pitching coaches: 84 Takeshi Itoh, 83 Takeshi Shimazaki
  • Hitting coaches: 87 Tomoaki Satoh, 90 Hiroshi Watanabe
  • Battery coach: 75 Kiyoshi Yamanaka
  • Infield defense and baserunning coach: 78 Naoto Inada
  • Outfield defense and baserunning coach: 76 Toshimasa Konta
  • Special mission coach: 91 Chihiro Kaneko
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