Keisuke Kanoh

Keisuke Kanoh
Keisuke Kanoh
	Kanoh with the Hanshin Tigers
	Outfielder
	Born: December 17, 1982 (age 41); Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
NPB debut
	September 22, 2004, for the Hanshin Tigers
Teams
	Hanshin Tigers (2004–2017);

Keisuke Kanoh (狩野恵輔, Kanoh Keisuke, born December 17, 1982) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.

Early baseball career

Keisuke was born in Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, and originally played as pitcher in junior high, but upon his election as team captain, he also became the team's catcher.^[1] During his 3rd year in Maebashi Kogyo High School, his team competed with Kiryuu Daiichi High in the Gunma prefectural tournament, wherein despite cracking a 4-run homer from Yasuhiro Ichiba (now with the Swallows), they were defeated. Despite this, he was the Hanshin Tiger's 3rd pick in the 2000 draft.

Due to his mature appearance in high school, he was dubbed as "Kakefu of Joshu" (Joshu no Kakefu or 上州の掛布), in reference to former Tigers player Masayuki Kakefu.

References

^ 「現役の皆さんに聞きましたキャッチャーの魅力を教えてください」『週刊ベースボール』2009年6月1日号、ベースボール・マガジン社、2009年、雑誌 20441-6/1、20-21頁。

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
NPB stats

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[週刊ベースボール2009年6月1日号-1] 「現役の皆さんに聞きましたキャッチャーの魅力を教えてください」『週刊ベースボール』2009年6月1日号、ベースボール・マガジン社、2009年、雑誌 20441-6/1、20-21頁。

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