Chihiro Kaneko
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.
| Chihiro Kaneko | |||
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 Kaneko with the Orix Buffaloes | |||
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 19 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: November 8, 1983 Niigata, Japan | |||
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| 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 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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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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