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Japanese baseball player Baseball player
Chihiro Kaneko
Kaneko with the Orix Buffaloes
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 91
Pitcher / Coach
Born: (1983-11-08) November 8, 1983 (age 41)
Sanjo,Niigata, Japan
Batted: LeftThrew: Right
NPB debut
April 12, 2006, for the Orix Buffaloes
Last NPB appearance
May 22, 2022, for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Career statistics
Win–loss record130-94
Earned run average3.08
Strikeouts1,721
Teams
As player

As coach

Career highlights and awards

Chihiro Kaneko (金子 千尋, Kaneko Chihiro, born November 8, 1983) is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

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, and signed with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.

On October 19, 2019, Kaneko signed a 1-year extension to remain with the Fighters.

References

  1. Baseball / Japanese Baseball (2018-11-28). "Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko to become free agent". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. Coskrey, Jason (2019-02-10). "Chihiro Kaneko draws attention from Yu Darvish, others, because of change-up". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. "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.

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