Naoto Watanabe

Naoto Watanabe
Watanabe with the Yokohama BayStars
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 26
Infielder / Coach
Born: (1980-10-15) October 15, 1980 (age 44)
Ibaraki, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
April 17, 2007, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics
Batting average.259
Hits855
Runs batted in229
Stolen bases115
Teams
As player
As coach
Career highlights and awards

Naoto Watanabe (渡辺 直人, Watanabe Naoto, born October 15, 1980) is a Japanese former professional baseball infielder who currently serves as a coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played in NPB for the Golden Eagles, Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and Saitama Seibu Lions.

Career

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles selected Watanabe with the fifth selection in the 2006 NPB draft [jp].

On April 7, 2007, Watanabe made his NPB debut.

On October 14, 2019, Watanabe become playing batting coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of NPB.

On September 12, 2020, Watanabe announced his retirement after the season, and next day he held press conference.

References

  1. ^ "東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 選択選手一覧". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "新任コーチに関して". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス 公式サイト (in Japanese). October 14, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "渡辺 直人選手 現役引退に関して". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). September 12, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "渡辺 直人選手 引退記者会見". 東北楽天ゴールデンイーグルス オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). September 13, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.


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