Chihiro Kaneko
| Chihiro Kaneko | |
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 Kaneko with the Orix Buffaloes | |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 19 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: November 8, 1983 Niigata, Japan | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| debut | |
| April 12, 2006, for the Orix Buffaloes | |
| Career statistics (through 2020 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 129-88 |
| Earned run average | 3.01 |
| Strikeouts | 1,688 |
| Holds | 8 |
| Saves | 5 |
| Teams | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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Chihiro Kaneko (金子 千尋, Kaneko Chihiro, born November 8, 1983, in Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB). He previously played for the Orix Buffaloes.
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[]
- ^ Baseball / Japanese Baseball (2018-11-28). "Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko to become free agent". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ Coskrey, Jason (2019-02-10). "Chihiro Kaneko draws attention from Yu Darvish, others, because of change-up". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- ^ "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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- 1983 births
- Living people
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
- Japanese baseball players
- Nippon Professional Baseball MVP Award winners
- Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers
- Orix Buffaloes players
- Baseball people from Niigata Prefecture
- Japanese baseball pitcher stubs