Keisuke Kanoh
| Keisuke Kanoh | |
|---|---|
Kanoh with the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: December 17, 1982 Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| NPB debut | |
| September 22, 2004, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| Last NPB appearance | |
| September 3, 2017, for the Hanshin Tigers | |
| NPB statistics | |
| Batting average | .255 |
| Home runs | 18 |
| Runs batted in | 91 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Keisuke Kanoh (狩野 恵輔, Kanoh Keisuke; born December 17, 1982) is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hanshin Tigers from 2004 to 2017.
Early baseball career
Keisuke was born in Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan, and originally played as pitcher in junior high, but upon his election as team captain, he also became the team's catcher.[1] During his 3rd year in Maebashi Kogyo High School, his team competed with Kiryuu Daiichi High in the Gunma prefectural tournament, wherein despite cracking a 4-run homer from Yasuhiro Ichiba (now with the Swallows), they were defeated. Despite this, he was the Hanshin Tiger's 3rd pick in the 2000 draft.
Due to his mature appearance in high school, he was dubbed as "Kakefu of Joshu" (Joshu no Kakefu or 上州の掛布), in reference to former Tigers player Masayuki Kakefu.
References
- ^ 「現役の皆さんに聞きました キャッチャーの魅力を教えてください」 『週刊ベースボール』2009年6月1日号、ベースボール・マガジン社、2009年、雑誌 20441-6/1、20-21頁。
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- NPB stats