Naoto Watanabe
Naoto Watanabe (渡辺 直人, Watanabe Naoto, born October 15, 1980 in Ibaraki, Japan) is a Japanese former professional baseball player who is currently a coach for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball(NPB). He previously played for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars and Saitama Seibu Lions of the NPB.
| Naoto Watanabe | |||
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 Watanabe with the Yokohama BayStars | |||
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles – No. 26 | |||
| Infielder / Coach | |||
| Born: October 15, 1980 Ibaraki, Japan | |||
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| NPB debut | |||
| April 17, 2007, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | |||
| NPB statistics (through 2020 season) | |||
| Batting average | .259 | ||
| Hits | 855 | ||
| Home runs | 7 | ||
| RBIs | 229 | ||
| Stolen bases | 115 | ||
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As player
As coach
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles selected Watanabe with the fifth selection in the 2006 NPB draft.[1]
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.[2]
On September 12, 2020, Watanabe announced his retirement after the season,[3] and next day he held press conference.[4]
References
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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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