Makoto Kaneko (baseball)
| Makoto Kaneko | |
|---|---|
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| Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters – No. 88 | |
| Infielder, Shortstop, Coach | |
| Born: November 8, 1975 Chiba Prefecture, Japan | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| April 2, 1995, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
| Career statistics | |
| Batting average | .259 |
| Home runs | 84 |
| Hits | 1551 |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Baseball | ||
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Athens 2004 | Team Competition |
Makoto Kaneko (金子 誠, born November 8, 1975) is a professional baseball player from Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He is an infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Japanese baseball team.
Kaneko won the Pacific League rookie of the year award in 1996. He won two golden glove awards at second base before being converted to shortstop.
He joined the Japanese olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.
External links
- Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from JapaneseBaseball.com
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Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chiba Prefecture
- Japanese baseball players
- Nippon Professional Baseball infielders
- Nippon Ham Fighters players
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
- Baseball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Olympic baseball players of Japan
- Nippon Professional Baseball Rookie of the Year Award winners
- Olympic medalists in baseball
- Japanese baseball coaches
- Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Baseball players from Chiba Prefecture
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