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| Takahiro Ikeyama | |
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| Tokyo Yakult Swallows – No. 88 | |
| Shortstop, Third baseman / Coach | |
| Born: (1965-12-17) December 17, 1965 (age 59) Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan | |
| Batted: RightThrew: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| October 9, 1984, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| October 17, 2002, for the Yakult Swallows | |
| NPB statistics (through 2002) | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 304 |
| Hits | 1521 |
| Teams | |
| As player
As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Last updated on: 9 January 2019 | |
Takahiro Ikeyama (池山 隆寛, born December 17, 1965, in Amagasaki, Hyōgo, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder. A slugging shortstop, Ikeyama played for the Yakult Swallows his entire career, from 1984 to 2002.
Ikeyama was a five-time Central League Best Nine Award-winner and a seven-time NPB All-Star. He won the 1992 Central League Golden Glove Award.
Ikeyama was part of the Central League-champion Swallows team that lost the 1992 Japan Series to Seibu. He was a member of the 1993, 1995, 1997, and 2001 Swallows squads that won the Japan Series those years.
Some years after retiring as a player, Ikeyama joined the coaching staff of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles; he has been a coach with the Swallows since 2011.
Jim Albright, an expert on Japanese professional baseball, ranks Ikeyama as among the top shortstops in NPB history, on the Swallows' franchise all-star team, on the 1990s Central League all-star team, and on the overall 1990s all-star team.
See also
References
- Albright, Jim. "Info Links: Takahiro Ikeyama," BaseballGuru.com. Accessed March 31, 2015.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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