Kenji Yano
Kenji Yano | |
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Yano with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 74 | |
Outfielder / Coach | |
Born: Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan | September 21, 1980|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
NPB debut | |
August 19, 2003, for the Yomiuri Giants | |
Last NPB appearance | |
October 10, 2018, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | |
NPB statistics (through 2018) | |
Batting average | .262 |
Home runs | 29 |
RBI | 153 |
Teams | |
As player
As coach
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Kenji Yano (矢野 謙次, born September 21, 1980 in Mitaka, Tokyo) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the Yomiuri Giants and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.
After his retirement in 2018, Yano was sent to the Texas Rangers for a year to train to be a coach.[1][2] For the 2020 season, Yano will return to Japan as the Fighters' outfield coach and assistant hitting coach.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Weaver, Levi. "Meet Kenji Yano, a cult hero from Japan learning to be a..." The Athletic. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ "コーチ留学の矢野氏支える榎下通訳 「僕がいなくても大丈夫」英語力に太鼓判". Sponichi Annex. 2019-03-05. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
- ^ "スタッフ就任のお知らせ". 北海道日本ハムファイターズ 公式サイト (in Japanese). November 12, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ "日本ハム武田、矢野コーチ会見「遊び心交えながら」 - プロ野球 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-03-19.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- NPB.com
Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters players
- Japanese baseball coaches
- Japanese baseball players
- Japanese expatriate baseball people in the United States
- Nippon Professional Baseball coaches
- Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders
- People from Mitaka, Tokyo
- Baseball people from Tokyo Metropolis
- Texas Rangers personnel
- Yomiuri Giants players
- Japanese baseball outfielder stubs