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: Niigata, Japan | November 8, 1983|||
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debut | |||
April 12, 2006, for the Orix Buffaloes | |||
Career statistics (through 2019 season) | |||
Win–loss record | 128–85 | ||
Earned run average | 2.97 | ||
Strikeouts | 1,641 | ||
Holds | 7 | ||
Saves | 5 | ||
Teams | |||
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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]
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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.
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