Makoto Kaneko (baseball)
Makoto Kaneko (金子 誠, born November 8, 1975) is a professional baseball player from Abiko, Chiba, Japan. He is an infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Japanese baseball team.
| Makoto Kaneko | |||
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| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – No. 88 | |||
| Infielder, Shortstop, Coach | |||
| Born: November 8, 1975 Chiba Prefecture, Japan | |||
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| debut | |||
| April 2, 1995, for the Nippon-Ham Fighters | |||
| Career statistics | |||
| Batting average | .259 | ||
| Home runs | 84 | ||
| Hits | 1551 | ||
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As player
As coach
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Baseball | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | Athens 2004 | Team Competition |
Kaneko won the Pacific League rookie of the year award in 1996. He won two golden glove awards at second base before being converted to shortstop.
He joined the Japanese olympic baseball team for the 2004 Summer Olympics, and won a bronze medal.
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