Born: (1968-09-28) September 28, 1968 (age 55) Mihama, Mie, Japan
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Professional debut
NPB: April 13, 1994, for the Hanshin Tigers
MLB: April 9, 2005, for the Oakland Athletics
Last appearance
MLB: September 27, 2008, for the San Francisco Giants
NPB: September 4, 2010, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics
Win–loss record
84–106
Earned run average
3.58
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
7-6
Earned run average
4.00
Strikeouts
92
Teams
As Player
Hanshin Tigers (1994–2004)
Oakland Athletics (2005)
San Francisco Giants (2008)
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2010)
As Coach
Hanshin Tigers (2011–2013)
Career highlights and awards
1994 NPB Central League Rookie of the Year
Keiichi Yabu (藪 恵壹, Yabu Keiichi, real name: 藪 恵一) (born September 28, 1968) is a Japanese baseball pitching coach for the Hanshin Tigers and a former baseball pitcher. He played eleven seasons in Japan, and parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics in 2005 and the San Francisco Giants in 2008.
KeiichiYabu (藪 恵壹, YabuKeiichi, real name: 藪 恵一) (born September 28, 1968) is a Japanese baseball pitching coach for the Hanshin Tigers and a former...
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away, the Athletics had openings in their rotation. Saarloos beat out KeiichiYabu and Juan Cruz to win the last starter spot in the rotation. Saarloos...
his first career walk-off single against San Francisco Giants pitcher KeiichiYabu. He battled injuries the rest of the season, and had to undergo off-season...
and Guillermo Rodríguez. Relievers Merkin Valdez, Erick Threets, and KeiichiYabu earned spots on the opening day roster. Noah Lowry, Vinnie Chulk, Kevin...
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